COMPUTER SOFTWARE
SYSTEM SOFTWARE
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Multi-tasking operating system
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Multi-user operating system
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Real time operating system
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Distributed operating system
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Detailed explanation-1: -A multiprogramming operating system is an operating system which in addition to supporting multiple concurrent processes (several processes in execution states simultaneously) allows the instruction and data from two or more separate processes to reside in primary memory simultaneously.
Detailed explanation-2: -UNIX is a multi-user, multitasking operating system, and was designed to be a small, flexible system used by computer programmers.
Detailed explanation-3: -A multiprogramming operating system allows the execution of multiple processes by switching in between processes and monitoring their process states. It runs numerous programs to avoid CPU and memory underutilization. It is also known as the Multiprogram Task System.