You are reading an old case study about an application running on Windows 95. The application became unresponsive and caused the OS to freeze, prompting a restart of Windows 95. What is the most likely reason Windows 95 froze and had to be restarted?
A) Windows 95 was a single-tasking operating system.
B) Windows 95 used preemptive multitasking instead of cooperative multitasking.
C) Preemptive multitasking is only enabled on 64-bit processors.
D) The application was 16-bit and used cooperative multitasking.

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Windows 95 used cooperative multitasking for 16-bit applications, meaning that each application was responsible for yielding control back to the operating system. If a 16-bit application became unresponsive, it could cause the entire system to freeze, necessitating a restart.

You Are Reading an Old Case Study About an Application