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Understanding Context Switching in OS by Jay Patel is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Context switching occurs when the CPU switches from one process to another. It involves saving the state of the old process, loading the state for the new process, and updating data structures like the process control block. Context switches are triggered by interrupts, preemptive multitasking, or user/kernel mode switching. They allow multiple programs to share the CPU and are an important part of how operating systems manage processes and multitasking. However, context switches require computational resou
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- Jay Patel
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- EN