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-When running multiple tasks, the kernel will select to run a new
task (preempt
) a running task, without consulting it
.
+When running multiple tasks, the [Kernel] switches tasks without their aid, ''preempting'' the running
task.
(Hence the name.
) This is achieved by installing
a handler for the timer interrupt which invokes the scheduler
.
-Compare
CooperativeMultitasking
+Contrast
CooperativeMultitasking.
