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Which type of system runs multiple programs simultaneously on multiple CPUs?
Multiprocessing
Multitasking
Multithreading
Multiprogramming
Multiprocessing systems run multiple programs or processes per CPU. Two types are Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) and Asymmetric Multiprocessing (AMP). According to page 316 Multiprocessing is "In a multiprocessing environment, a multiprocessor computing system (that g is, one with more than one CPU) harnesses the power of more than one processor to complete the execution of a single application.". To author: Why is this in the Information Security Policy section? Edit 2: A "single application" isn't "multiple programs" as mentioned in the question. The correct answer is multitasking.
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