BASIC COMPUTER CONCEPTS
COMPUTER SYSTEM TYPES
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Multi user OS
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Multi-tasking
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Single task OS
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Real-time
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Some examples of a multi-user OS are Unix, Ubuntu, MacOS, Windows and all Linux based OS. Multi-user operating systems were originally used for time-sharing and batch processing on mainframe computers.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -A Single User single-tasking operating system allows only one user to perform only one or single task at a time. Example: Palm Os, MS-DOS, etc.
Detailed explanation-5: -A Single-User Operating System is a system in which only one user can access the computer system at a time. A Multi-User Operating System is a system that allows more than one user to access a computer system at one time. The bootloader loads all the resources of the CPU in the profile of a single superuser.