FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -A single user operating system allows a user (single user) to perform only one task at a time. The single-user operating system performs a single task at a time so it is also known as the Single-Tasking operating system.

Detailed explanation-2: -Single-User/Multitasking OS An operating system that allows a single user to perform more than one task at a time is called Single-User Multitasking Operating System. Examples include Microsoft Windows and Macintosh OS.

Detailed explanation-3: -Microsoft’s Windows and Apple’s macOS platforms are both examples of operating systems that lets a single user have several applications in operation at the same time.

Detailed explanation-4: -Multi-user operating system is of three types-time-sharing operating system, distributed operating system, and multiprocessor system. MS-DOS is an example of a single-user operating system. Linux, Unix, Ubuntu, and Windows are examples of multi-user operating system.

Detailed explanation-5: -UNIX is a multi-user, multi-tasking operating system. Multiple users may have multiple tasks running simultaneously. This is very different from PC operating systems such as MS-DOS or MS-Windows (which allows multiple tasks to be carried out simultaneously but not multiple users).