Question: Suppose that a multi programmed system has a load of N processes with individual total execution times of t1, t2 tN. How would it be

Suppose that a multi programmed system has a load of N processes with individual total execution times of t1, t2 tN. How would it be possible that

T > t1 + t2 + … + tN?

That is, what could cause the total execution time to exceed the sum of the individual process execution times?

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