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Ability to perform activities simultaneously
self-perception of being good at multitasking or getting more done while multitasking is frequently inaccurate. Multitasking is mentally and physically stressful
Human_multitasking
Computer multitasking that does not preempt processes
Cooperative multitasking, also known as non-preemptive multitasking, is a computer multitasking technique in which the operating system never initiates
Cooperative_multitasking
Concurrent execution of multiple processes
(pre-emptive multitasking), or the running program may be coded to signal to the supervisory software when it can be interrupted (cooperative multitasking). Multitasking
Computer_multitasking
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up multitasking in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Multitasking or task switching may refer to: Computer multitasking, the concurrent execution
Multitasking
Concurrent use of multiple media streams
Media multitasking is the concurrent use of multiple digital media streams. Media multitasking has been associated with depressive symptoms and social
Media_multitasking
Temporarily interrupting a computer task
preemptive multitasking is used to distinguish a multitasking operating system, which permits preemption of tasks, from a cooperative multitasking system
Preemption_(computing)
Mobile operating system by Apple
generation—were able to multitask. The iPad did not get multitasking until iOS 4.2.1 in that November. The implementation of multitasking in iOS has been criticized
IOS
Solving multiple machine learning tasks at the same time
Ong, Y. S., & Gupta, A. (2016). Evolutionary multitasking: a computer science view of cognitive multitasking. Cognitive Computation, 8(2), 125-142. Feng
Multi-task_learning
Particular execution of a computer program
same program often results in more than one process being executed. Multitasking is a method to allow multiple processes to share processors (CPUs) and
Process_(computing)
Process of diverting the attention of an individual or group
attention that multitasking necessitates can cause one task to be a distraction to another. On the other hand, some studies show that multitasking has the potential
Distraction
Multitasking operating system released 1986
– multiuser multitasking DOS clone since 1987 VM/386 – multiuser multitasking DOS environment since 1987 TopView – DOS-based multitasking environment
MS-DOS_4.0_(multitasking)
Switch between processes or tasks on a computer
processing unit (CPU) and is an essential feature of a multiprogramming or multitasking operating system. In a traditional CPU, each process – a program in execution –
Context_switch
2025 tablet operating system by Apple
2025). "Apple Releases iPadOS 26.2 With Multitasking Improvements". MacRumors. Retrieved May 26, 2026. "Multitask on iPad with iPadOS 26". Apple Support
IPadOS_26
Technique to make a model more generalizable and transferable
pseudo-inverse can be taken because Lul has the same range as Luu. In the case of multitask learning, T problems are considered simultaneously, each related in some
Regularization_(mathematics)
Language model benchmark
Measuring Massive Multitask Language Understanding (MMLU) is a popular benchmark for evaluating the capabilities of large language models. It inspired
MMLU
Dual-screen Android smartphone
with critics praising its design and battery life, but mixed on its multitasking features, software quality, and believing that its hardware (including
Surface_Duo
List of iPadOS operating system versions
release of iPadOS, an iPad-specific fork of iOS meant to emphasize the multitasking and tablet-centric features of the iPad. It was previewed at Apple's
IPadOS_version_history
List of Windows 10 operating system versions
replaces Internet Explorer as the default browser in Windows Improved multitasking, including virtual desktops Many updated built-in apps The final release
Windows_10_version_history
Linux kernel-based operating system developed by LG, previously Palm and HP
webOS, also known as LG webOS, is a Linux kernel-based multitasking operating system for smart devices, such as smart TVs, that has also been used as a
WebOS
2019 tablet operating system by Apple
on June 3, 2019, as a derivation from iOS, with a greater emphasis on multitasking and tablet-centric features. It was released on September 24, 2019. It
IPadOS_13
2021 tablet operating system by Apple
simplified multitasking, the addition of Quick Note, Universal Control and Swift Playgrounds 4, but criticized for its stagnant multitasking, lack of desktop-class
IPadOS_15
Type of computer operating system
real-time multitasking kernels struggled to meet the evolving demands of embedded development. This led to the evolution of the real-time multitasking kernel
Embedded_operating_system
When a process becomes non-responsive
and unrelated to the responsiveness of inputs.[citation needed] In a multitasking operating system, it is possible for an individual process or thread
Hang_(computing)
Mobile operating system for iPad tablets
to reflect the diverging features of the two product lines, such as multitasking. The operating system was introduced as iPadOS 13, reflecting its status
IPadOS
1988 operating system version
1988, it is a monolithic operating system that supports cooperative multitasking through an improved version of MultiFinder. The boxed version, sold for
System_6
Application managing the iPhone home screen
2010, multitasking was introduced with iOS 4. By double-clicking the home button, the screen would lift up to free up the space for a multitasking drawer
SpringBoard
2010 mobile operating system
animation performance requirements. The operating system also added a multitasking feature, letting apps dealing with Internet calling, location and audio
IOS_4
2011 mobile operating system
Safari, YouTube, and Google Maps apps. Multitasking gestures debut on the iPad with the release of iOS 5. Multitasking allows users to jump between apps without
IOS_5
Productivity technique
timeblocking can help eliminate distractions and discourage unproductive multitasking. The practice of timeblocking is nearly as old as the use of calendars
Timeblocking
American multinational technology company
1 was not built for multitasking (running several applications at once), and although Apple introduced cooperative multitasking in System 5, the company
Apple_Inc.
Operational mode of x86-compatible CPUs
from the failures of the 286 protected mode to satisfy the needs for multitasking DOS applications, Intel added a separate virtual 8086 mode, which allowed
Protected_mode
Family of mobile operating systems developed by Microsoft
7's multitasking uses zoomed-out cards to check on your apps". Engadget. AOL. Retrieved March 24, 2011. Cha, Bonnie (February 14, 2011). "Multitasking, IE9
Windows_Phone
Multitasking extension for Classic Mac OS
beating IBM's competing OS/2 multitasking operating system to market, and said the System with MultiFinder "isn't a true multitasking operating system, though
MultiFinder
Text mode multitasking operating environment
DESQview (DV) is a text mode multitasking operating environment released by Quarterdeck Office Systems in 1985 which enjoyed modest popularity in the late
DESQview
American author and public speaker
Dave (2007). Multitasking Is Worse Than a Lie. Fresh Juice Books. ISBN 978-0-9799236-0-9. Crenshaw, Dave (2010). The Myth of Multitasking: How "Doing It
Dave_Crenshaw
Second generation of Microsoft's Windows Phone mobile operating system
is a minor issue. Unlike its predecessor, Windows Phone 8 uses true multitasking, allowing developers to create apps that can run in the background and
Windows_Phone_8
Operating system for mobile devices
including Android 10. The vulnerability came by exploiting a bug in the multitasking system enabling a malicious app to overlay legitimate apps with fake
Android_(operating_system)
2011 Android tablet operating system
interaction model that built on the main features of Android, such as multitasking, notifications, and widgets. New features introduced in Honeycomb include
Android_Honeycomb
Computer operating system for applications with critical timing constraints
resources with a scheduler, data buffers, or fixed task prioritization in multitasking or multiprogramming environments. All operations must verifiably complete
Real-time_operating_system
1990 Microsoft operating system version
popularized by the Macintosh. Other praised features are the improved multitasking, customizability, and especially the utilitarian memory management that
Windows_3.0
Signal to a computer processor emitted by hardware or software
attention quickly. Interrupts are also commonly used to implement computer multitasking and system calls, especially in real-time computing. Systems that use
Interrupt
Family of CP/M- and DOS-compatible multi-user multi-tasking operating systems
(single-user) MS-DOS MS-DOS 4.0 (multitasking) PC-MOS/386 – unrelated multitasking DOS clone VM/386 – unrelated multitasking DOS environment Virtual DOS machine
Multiuser_DOS
1999 operating system version
cooperative multitasking and memory architecture of earlier versions of the classic Mac OS, lacking protected memory and full pre-emptive multitasking. It was
Mac_OS_9
Operating system for the Nintendo 3DS
running and bring up the HOME Menu, allowing the user to launch certain multitasking applications, such as the Internet Browser and Miiverse. On April 25
Nintendo_3DS_system_software
Header file for C programs
setjmp. This is exploited by thread libraries to provide cooperative multitasking facilities without using setcontext or other fiber facilities. Considering
Setjmp.h
Former front-end to DOS
(overlapping and side-by-side) in a multitasking fashion. Microsoft later released a multitasking version of MS-DOS 4.0 (multitasking) from what it learned from
TopView
2015 mobile operating system
weather, sports, news, and more. iOS 9 also added multiple forms of multitasking to the iPad. In iOS 9.3, Apple added a Night Shift mode that changes
IOS_9
Discontinued modular real-time multiuser multitasking operating system
FlexOS is a discontinued modular real-time multiuser multitasking operating system (RTOS) designed for computer-integrated manufacturing, laboratory, retail
FlexOS
Intelligence in machines
locally approximate a model's outputs with a simpler, interpretable model. Multitask learning provides a large number of outputs in addition to the target
Artificial_intelligence
Compulsive consumption of negative online contents
information voter Digital zombie Phubbing Doomscrolling Human multitasking Media multitasking Mobile phones and driving safety Smartphones and pedestrian
Doomscrolling
Computing process created by another process
by another process (the parent process). This technique pertains to multitasking operating systems, and is sometimes called a subprocess or traditionally
Child_process
Programmable machine that processes data
computers, the principal use for multitasking was to allow many people to share the same computer. Seemingly, multitasking would cause a computer that is
Computer
American multinational technology conglomerate
company released Windows 95 on August 24, 1995, featuring pre-emptive multitasking, a completely new user interface with a novel start button, and 32-bit
Microsoft
Operating system by Apple
the aging System 7, Copland introduced protected memory, preemptive multitasking, and several new underlying operating system features, while retaining
Copland_(operating_system)
High-level language
automation realtime language, is a computer programming language designed for multitasking and real-time programming. Being a high-level language, it is fairly
PEARL_(programming_language)
Scheduling model
themselves preempted by higher priority tasks. Preemptive multitasking Cooperative multitasking Tanenbaum, Andrew S. (2015). Modern operating systems (4th ed
Run-to-completion_scheduling
Computer memory addressing model
table in RAM Not suitable for general computing or multitasking operating systems Suitable for multitasking, general operating system design, resource protection
Flat_memory_model
Web content intended to entice users to click on a link
information voter Digital zombie Phubbing Doomscrolling Human multitasking Media multitasking Mobile phones and driving safety Smartphones and pedestrian
Clickbait
Journalistic adage on questions in headlines
information voter Digital zombie Phubbing Doomscrolling Human multitasking Media multitasking Mobile phones and driving safety Smartphones and pedestrian
Betteridge's_law_of_headlines
Psychological focus, perception and prioritising discrete information
is often called multitasking. Research consistently shows that people make more errors and perform tasks more slowly when multitasking than when focusing
Attention
1995 Microsoft operating system version
multitasked 16-bit architecture of its predecessor to a 32-bit preemptive multitasking architecture. Windows 95 featured a new graphical user interface (GUI)
Windows_95
Mobile phone model
feature of a bottom "ticker" display that allowed for notifications and multitasking. Some people consider the successor to this device to be the Galaxy Note
Samsung_Continuum
2014 mobile operating system
administrator having the option to either approve or deny the purchase. The multitasking screen shows a list of recently called and favorited contacts. The feature
IOS_8
Kernel of AmigaOS
Exec is the kernel of AmigaOS. It is a 13 KB multitasking microkernel which enabled pre-emptive multitasking in as little as 256 KB of memory (as supplied
Exec_(Amiga)
Operating system for personal computers
personal computer which was released in 1995. BeOS was designed for multitasking, multithreading, and a graphical user interface. The OS was later sold
BeOS
Applications usable across all compatible Microsoft Windows devices
Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps (formerly named Windows Store apps, Metro-style apps and Modern apps) are applications that are built on the Universal
Universal Windows Platform apps
Universal_Windows_Platform_apps
Mental health effects of using digital media
show that media multitasking causes a change in attention and memory", therefore it is possible to argue that it is inefficient to multitask on digital media
Digital media use and mental health
Digital_media_use_and_mental_health
Cohort born from 1981 to 1996
revealed 76% of students used instant messaging, 92% of those reported multitasking while instant messaging, 40% of them used television to get most of their
Millennials
1985 Microsoft operating system version
designed for Windows, as well as existing MS-DOS software. It included multitasking and the use of the mouse, and various built-in programs such as Calculator
Windows_1.0
simplify multitasking. These constructs, the costate statement and the slice statement, implement a form of cooperative and preemptive multitasking, respectively
Rabbit_Semiconductor
Large language model developed by Google
language model to outperform human experts on the 57-subject Massive Multitask Language Understanding (MMLU) test, obtaining a score of 90%. Gemini Pro
Gemini_(language_model)
Operating system from NeXT Computer
NeXTSTEP is a discontinued object-oriented, multitasking operating system developed by NeXT, the technology company founded by Steve Jobs. Based on the
NeXTSTEP
2025 smartphone by Apple
conditions. The A19 was praised for its performance in day-to-day use and multitasking, though IGN noted that "[g]aming performance isn’t as strong as the Pro's
IPhone_17
Operating system of the Atari ST range of computers
developed using a new version of TOS, called MultiTOS, which allowed multitasking. More recently, users have further developed TOS into FreeMiNT. Atari
Atari_TOS
Online service for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2
the successor to both the Wii Shop Channel and DSi Shop. It is also a multitasking application, which means it is easily accessible even when a game is
Nintendo_eShop
Operating system
despite this, it features a full graphical user interface, preemptive multitasking, networking capabilities, and many pieces of bundled software. The name
KolibriOS
History of Apple's current Mac operating system
System Software had reached the limits of its single-user, co-operative multitasking architecture, and its once-innovative user interface was looking increasingly
MacOS_version_history
Topics referred to by the same term
TI-99/4A for the Geneve 9640 in 1987 MS-DOS 4.0 (multitasking), a multitasking operating system Multitasking DOS sub-system in IBM OS/2, e.g. C:\OS2\MDOS\
MDOS
Computer operating system
multiple graphical applications at the same time, through cooperative multitasking. Windows implemented an elaborate, segment-based, software virtual memory
Microsoft_Windows
2026 foldable smartphone by Apple
the user interface, with elements inspired by the iPad. Side-by-side multitasking, which was previously exclusive to the iPad, was brought over to the
IPhone_Duo
Small application that can be run concurrently with any other application
programming models to provide a small degree of multitasking on systems that initially did not have any other multitasking ability. Early personal information managers
Desk_accessory
Operating system
SYmbiosis Multitasking Based Operating System (SymbOS) is a multitasking operating system for Zilog Z80-based 8-bit computer systems. Unlike early 8-bit
SymbOS
British actress (born 1988)
Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020. "Multitasking on the Slopes". The New York Times. 14 October 2011. Archived from the
Tamsin_Egerton
American academic (1958–2013)
media usage and media multitasking in 8-12-year-old girls. This study also introduced a revised method for measuring media multitasking, building upon Nass’
Clifford_Nass
Ability of a CPU to provide multiple threads of execution concurrently
single thread or single program, most computer systems are actually multitasking among multiple threads or programs. Thus, techniques that improve the
Multithreading (computer architecture)
Multithreading_(computer_architecture)
Topics referred to by the same term
Reference Daily Intake or Daily Value, in nutrition DESQview, a DOS multitasking environment Distance vector, in network routing Distant vision, in eyeglass
DV
Library of modules (software)
server and runtime environment. It has evolved into a general purpose multitasking and networking framework, encompassing and providing a consistent interface
Perl_Object_Environment
Scientific study
are considered to be on the spectrum of multitasking and in this context referred to as sequential multitasking. The distinguishing feature of an interruption
Interruption_science
2001 operating system version
which are intended to improve the operating system's stability and multitasking capabilities in comparison to the classic Mac OS. It incorporates a new
Mac_OS_X_10.0
Australian economist
CM; Foster G, 2016, 'Introduction: The Economics of Multitasking', in The Economics of Multitasking, Palgrave Macmillan US, pp. 1 – 5, doi.org/10.1057/9781137381446_1
Gigi_Foster
Lightweight thread of execution
address space. However, fibers use cooperative multitasking while threads use preemptive multitasking. Threads often depend on the kernel's thread scheduler
Fiber_(computer_science)
Line of smartphones by Apple
jailbreak tweaks were later copied by Apple and implemented into iOS, like multitasking, widgets, and copy and paste. Apple attempted to use the DMCA to fight
IPhone
2016 Android mobile operating system
The new app notification format received particular praise, while the multitasking interface was seen as a positive change; however, reviewers found that
Android_Nougat
Method by which work is assigned
system; the concept of scheduling makes it possible to have computer multitasking with a single central processing unit (CPU). A scheduler may aim at one
Scheduling_(computing)
Immediate opinionated/controversial statement on news events
information voter Digital zombie Phubbing Doomscrolling Human multitasking Media multitasking Mobile phones and driving safety Smartphones and pedestrian
Hot_take
File format in early Windows and OS/2
DOS MZ executable format. It was used in Windows 1.0–3.x, Windows 9x, multitasking MS-DOS 4.0, OS/2 1.x, and the OS/2 subset of Windows NT up to version
New_Executable
Family of network operating systems by Cisco
functions integrated into a multitasking operating system. Although the IOS code base includes a cooperative multitasking kernel, most IOS features have
Cisco_IOS
2025 foldable smartphone by Samsung Electronics
options, or a virtual touchpad below. Flex Mode is intended to support multitasking by allowing simultaneous interaction with different parts of an application
Samsung_Galaxy_Z_Fold_7
American psychologist
multitasking on millennial college students in the digital workplace. Correlations were drawn from stress, time spent at a computer and multitasking as
Gloria_Mark
2017 mobile operating system
drag multiple apps at once, and significantly praised multitasking on iPad. Writing that "Multitasking on the iPad is a near-revelatory experience", he enjoyed
IOS_11
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