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What exactly is meant by mutli tasking? How do you define multi tasking?

<p>Walking and chewing gum is not multi tasking. I've heard and read some of the craziest answers.</p>

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Question added by Kathy Mustafa , Personal Assistant to CEO- Managing Sales and Marketing Departments , Saudi Kinda Real Estate
Date Posted: 2014/11/18
Ismi Puji Hastuti
by Ismi Puji Hastuti , English Teacher , SMK Widya Taruna

Multitasking is an ability of someone to organize and to perform several tasks/ duties at same time where they have almost or same level of importance/ eminence. 

Saiful Islam Hiron
by Saiful Islam Hiron , Site HR Manager , Handicap International

Multi tasking means ability to work in different areas for the organizational need.

hossam azzam
by hossam azzam , Fast food restaurant,s manager. , alexandria-egypt

Thanks for the invitation

Good question

Multitasking is the performance,the estimated and

the ability of the individual to do  more than

one job at the same time by organizing & arranging all the

tasks,goals, for sure time management& more.

so that ...the job is,t easy to do but it requires considerable effort.

 

 

 

Vinod Jetley
by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

In computing, multitasking is a method where multiple tasks (also known as processes) are performed during the same period of time – they are executed concurrently (in overlapping time periods, new tasks starting before others have ended) instead of sequentially (one completing before the next starts).

faisal ansari
by faisal ansari , Phone Banking Officer , Habib Bank Limited (Headquarter)

As It defined itself Multiple tasks on a single job..If I talk of me... I used to do computer operating, receptionist, calls handling , database managing , reporting directors , sometime packaging also

padmakumar pathiyil
by padmakumar pathiyil , Marketing Consultant , Management Consultancy

Multitasking is performance by an individual of handling more than one job at the same time. The term is derived from computer multitasking.

Muhammad Umar Farooq
by Muhammad Umar Farooq , IT Program Leader , Petro Rabigh

In simple words it is time management, although it is not that simple.

ahmed ibrahym
by ahmed ibrahym , Construction Project Manager , Saudi Binladin Group (SBG-PBAD)

It's a capability to handle multiple different work with an equal importance level without decreasing result quality too much.

Obviously we face many work in one time all the time.

 

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Hello,

 

walking and chewing a gum is certainly not multi tasking. Multi tasking a more complex than it seems. It is a skill that is increasingly in demand in the market due to lack of space employment of  more people to work on a project or a particular job. What it means is, if for example you are put to work on a project that has a specific timeline and dynamics, your project is becoming a primary task for you, but however, you are still to perform your daily tasks defined by your job role. It means that you are to perform your primary and secondary tasks adequately without compromising the performance or result of any of them. Sometimes it is very hard to distribute your energy and knowledge to two or more tasks at the same time. But if you are able to do so, you are more of a worth to your employee for  more reasons. There reasons are saving resources to your company, completing the tasks in timely manner and providing your employer with confidence in your abilities.  

My example of multi tasking on a previous job role:

1. Leading a project of  development of a shopping center (specific timeline and works dynamics)

2. Conducting marketing activities for the company (general, everyday)

3. Maintaining the company website and corporate profile (everyday)

4. Contract and Terms negotiations with potential partners and tenants (everyday)

 

I hope i gave you a more clear picture of multi tasking.

Mohd Asif Ansari
by Mohd Asif Ansari , HR Administrator , Al Nasseej Al Arabi Factory Co. Ltd.

Agree with the previous answers.

MALIIK SOHAIL ABBAS
by MALIIK SOHAIL ABBAS , ACCOUNTS MANAGER , AL RAWDAH GREEN SWEET WATER

kathy multitasking means

Running two or more programs at the same time on the same single-processor (single CPU) computer. This seemingly simultaneous processing is deceptive because the CPU is actually attending to only one program at any given moment. The currently running program is said to be in the 'foreground,' all other programs are said to be running in the 'background.' Multitasking is of two main types: (1) in preemptive multitasking (such as in Linux, Unix, and Windows) the operating system (OS) controls the back-and-forth switching between the programs, and each program gets its turn in a predictable manner, (2) in non-preemptive multitasking (such as in Novell Netware) a program runs until it stops itself and its execution cannot be interrupted. See also.

 

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