In a symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) system, how are the processing responsibilities shared among available CPUs?
A. Only one processor can be active at any given minute while others stay idle.
B. All processors share the same physical memory space and run tasks simultaneously under equal peer status.
C. Processors are restricted to executing only application software, never OS tasks.
D. One primary CPU controls all other slave CPUs and handles all hardware input/output exclusively.
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
In Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP), multiple peer processors share a common main memory and execute threads concurrently under equal standing.
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