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Multitasking Without Thrashing.

The article discusses multitasking in the context of information technology (IT) in relation to the functioning of operating systems. Topics include the Getting Things Done (GTD) system developed by author David Allen in his book by that title, the functioning of operating systems (OSs) for computer...

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Published in:Communications of the ACM Vol. 60; no. 9; pp. 32 - 35
Main Author: Denning, Peter J.
Format: Article
Published: Association for Computing Machinery Sep2017
Subjects:
Human multitasking
Computer operating systems
Allen, David, 1945 December 28-
Task analysis
Computer multitasking
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