What is ASymmetric Multiprocessing?
Multiprocessing refers to a computer system's ability to support
more than one process (program) at the same time. Multiprocessing
operating systems enable several programs to run concurrently. UNIX
is one of the most widely used multiprocessing systems, but there
are many others, including OS/2 for high-end PCs. Multiprocessing
systems are much more complicated than single-process systems
because the operating system must allocate resources to competing
processes in a reasonable manne