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Context switch

In computing, a context switch is the process of storing the state of a process or thread, so that it can be restored and resume execution at a later point, and then restoring a different, previously saved, state. This allows multiple processes to share a single central processing unit (CPU) and is an essential feature of a multiprogramming or…

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Context switch

Nodes58
Edges57
Triples58
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.034483
Components1

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Context switch

Top relations

related to Hardware vs. software · 14
Context switch → As, CALL, Context, CPU, IDT, Intel, It, JMP, Linux, Some, This, TSS, When, Windows
related to External links · 13
Context switch → Computerphile, Context Switches, Context Switching, Design, FreeBSD, General Architecture, Interrupt Handling, LINFO, Microsoft Developer Network, MSDN, OSDev, Switch Definition, The Linux Information Project
related to Cost · 10
Context switch → Context, CPU, For, Linux, PCB, Switching, This, TLB, To, What
related to Multitasking · 6
Context switch → CPU, I/O, Most, On, This, To
related to No context switch needed · 6
Context switch → Considering, In, R1, R2, The, This
related to Performance · 5
Context switch → Context, CPU, Switching, The, TLB
related to User and kernel mode switching · 2
Context switch → However, When
is a · 1
Context switch → process of storing the state of a process or thread
related to Switching cases · 1
Context switch → There

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Important terminology

context process switch interrupt operating system state switching cpu kernel hardware processes registers execution switches task program time running user

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Context switchis aprocess of storing the state of a process or thread0.90text
Context switchrelated to CostContext0.60section
Context switchrelated to CostSwitching0.60section
Context switchrelated to CostWhat0.60section
Context switchrelated to CostFor0.60section
Context switchrelated to CostLinux0.60section
Context switchrelated to CostPCB0.60section
Context switchrelated to CostCPU0.60section
Context switchrelated to CostTo0.60section
Context switchrelated to CostTLB0.60section
Context switchrelated to CostThis0.60section
Context switchrelated to External linksContext Switching0.60section

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