MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

SYSTEM SOFTWARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Define server operating system
A
Complete operating system that works on a desktop, laptops and some tablets.
B
A multiuser operating system that organizes and coordinates how multiple users access and share resources on network
C
An operating system that resides on mobile devices such as smartphones.
D
closed-source software whose owner encourages redistribution at no cost.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A multiuser operating system that is used to organize and coordinate accessing process of multiple users and share the resources on network is termed as server operating system. Hence, the correct option is “ B ” and “ D ”.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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-4: -Client-Server. The Client-Server Networking Operating System operates with a single server and multiple client computers in the network. The Client O.S. runs on the client machine, while the Network Operating System is installed on the server machine.

Detailed explanation-5: -A multi-user operating system (OS) is a computer system that allows multiple users that are on different computers to access a single system’s OS resources simultaneously, as shown in this figure appearing on your screen right now. Users on the system are connected through a network.

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