What is the purpose of "Spooling" in an operating system?

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A To increase RAM capacity.
B To manage data flow to devices that cannot handle interleaved data streams, like printers.
C To directly execute user code.
D To permanently delete files.

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Answer: B. To manage data flow to devices that cannot handle interleaved data streams, like printers.

Answer: B
Explanation: Simultaneous Peripheral Operations On-Line (Spooling) buffers data for slow devices (like printers) so the CPU can work on other tasks

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