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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
UNIX is an example of this type of operating system.
A
real-time
B
single-user/single-task
C
single-user/multitasking
D
multi-user
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -UNIX is a multi-user operating system: that is a suite of programs which run a computer and allows interface to the hardware and software available. It allows many users to share a powerful machine and all the available resources, each user running their own processes simultaneously.

Detailed explanation-2: -Linux, Unix, Ubuntu, and Windows are examples of multi-user operating system.

Detailed explanation-3: -UNIX is an operating system which was first developed in the 1960s, and has been under constant development ever since. By operating system, we mean the suite of programs which make the computer work. It is a stable, multi-user, multi-tasking system for servers, desktops and laptops.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Unix (/ˈjuːnɪks/; trademarked as UNIX) is a family of multitasking, multiuser computer operating systems that derive from the original AT&T Unix, whose development started in 1969 at the Bell Labs research center by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and others.

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