APPLICATION SYSTEM SOFTWARE
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE
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Memory Management
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File Management
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Processor Management
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Peripheral Management
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Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: The multitasking operating system works by dividing the processor’s time into different discrete time slots, that is, each application requires a defined number of time slots to complete its execution.
Detailed explanation-2: -Microsoft Windows 2000, IBM’s OS/390, and Linux are examples of operating systems that can do multitasking (almost all of today’s operating systems can).
Detailed explanation-3: -(ii) Both Unix and Linux are multitasking operating systems → True → Unix is a multi-user operating system that allows more than one person to use the computer resources at a time. It was originally designed as a time-sharing system to serve several users simultaneously.
Detailed explanation-4: -Multitasking in an OS enables a user to execute multiple computer tasks at the same time. Processes that hold common processing resources, such as a CPU, are known as many tasks. The operating system remembers where you are in these jobs and lets you switch between them without data being lost.