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Which of the following provides a time period for the context switch?(a) timer(b) counter(c) time slice(d) time machineThis question was addressed to me in a job interview.Origin of the question is Multitasking Operating Systems topic in portion Real Time Operating systems of Embedded Systems

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The correct option is (c) time slice

For EXPLANATION I WOULD SAY: The time PERIOD required for each task for execution before it is stopped and replaced during a CONTEXT switch is known as the time slice.



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