You are testing out a new multitasking operating system. In your testing, you find that some applications are not getting sufficient CPU time while other applications are getting more than necessary. Which component is likely to be the cause of this problem?

A. BIOS
B. CPU
C. shell
D. kernel


Answer: D

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