COMPUTER SOFTWARE
OPERATING SYSTEMS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -An operating system that allows a single user to perform only one task at a time is called a Single-User Single-Tasking Operating System. Functions like printing a document, downloading images, etc., can be performed only one at a time.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -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).
Detailed explanation-4: -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.