FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

OPERATING SYSTEMS FOR COMPUTERS

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a multi-user operating system?
A
Computer tasking shared by people
B
multiple users can log in a use the computer at the same time
C
In on the cloud supported
D
Each user has one porcess
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Multi-user operating system is a computer operating system(OS) that allows multiple users on different computers or terminals to access a single system with one OS on it. Examples of multi-user operating system are : Linux, Ubuntu, Unix, Mac OS X, Windows 1010 etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -A multi-user operating system allows the permission of multiple users for accessing a single machine at a time. The various personal computers can send and receive information to the mainframe computer system. Thus, the mainframe computer acts as the server and other personal computers act as clients for that server.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is UNIX. A multi-user operating system facilitates multiple users to work on a single computer system.

Detailed explanation-4: -Multiuser/Multitasking OS It is an operating system that permits several users to utilize the programs that are concurrently running on a single network server. The single network server is termed as “Terminal server". “Terminal client” is a software that supports user sessions. Examples include UNIX, MVS, etc.

Detailed explanation-5: -Multi-user operating system allows more than one user to use the same computer at the same time or at different times. Some Operating Systems, which fall in this category are: Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Linux, Unix.

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