How does the operating system regain control when multitasking?
I get how multiple processes can run on a single core by interleaving the processing. What I don't understand is how the operating system ensures that the program releases the processor after a certain amount of time. If only one program can run at a time, and the os allows a process to run, what's to prevent that process from never giving the processor back?
I get how multiple processes can run on a single core by interleaving the processing. What I don't understand is how the operating system ensures that the program releases the processor after a certain amount of time. If only one program can run at a time, and the os allows a process to run, what's to prevent that process from never giving the processor back?
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