Overhead
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Overhead is the cost of general functions of an operating system that cannot be conveniently associated with any user task.
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Overhead in computer systems is like overhead in organizations -- shared functions that benefit everyone but which cannot be conveniently associate with any one activity.January 2008 Rev 5/26/08
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