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This article provides a comprehensive examination of four core concurrency mechanisms in operating systems: multiprogramming maximizes CPU utilization by keeping multiple programs in main memory; multitasking enables concurrent execution of multiple programs on a single CPU through time-sharing; multithreading extends multitasking by allowing multiple execution flows within a single process; multiprocessing utilizes multiple CPU cores for genuine parallel computation. Through technical comparisons and code examples, the article systematically analyzes the principles, differences, and practical applications of these mechanisms.