Answer
$20$ time slices
Work Step by Step
Given that a word is considered five characters, and the typist types 60 words per minute:
Words per minute = 60
Characters per word = 5
Characters per minute = Words per minute * Characters per word
Characters per minute = 60 * 5 = 300
Now, to find the time per character:
Time per character = 1 minute / Characters per minute
Time per character = 1 minute / 300 characters
To convert minutes to milliseconds, we can multiply by 60,000 (since 1 minute = 60,000 milliseconds):
Time per character = (1 / 300) * 60,000 milliseconds
Now, calculating this expression:
Time per character ≈ 200 milliseconds
So, the time between typing each character is approximately 200 milliseconds.
Regarding the multiprogramming operating system, if it allocates time slices in 10-millisecond units, the number of time slices between characters being typed can be found by dividing the time per character by the time slice duration:
Number of time slices = Time per character / Time slice duration
Number of time slices = 200 milliseconds / 10 milliseconds
Number of time slices = 20
Therefore, approximately 20 time slices could be allocated between characters being typed.
