2.4 Operating systems

2.4 Operating systems

1. Multiuser

   • A multi-user operating system is a computer system that allows multiple users that are on different computers to access a single system's OS resources simultaneously.
   • The advantages are:Printing jobs in the office or library can be best handled by multi user operating system. Normal OS cannot do the same job as printing can be mismatched. The disadvantages of multi user is that if one computer get attacked by a virus then other computers also get suffered

2. Multi processor

   • Disadvantages They do not work at twice the speed as a normal processor. The speed that the computer works at depends on what the user is doing with it. The benefit of having multiple cores is that the system can handle more than one thread simultaneously.
   • The functions of a multi processor is to reduce power consumptions and operate more efficiently when processing multiple tasks.

3. Bespoke

   • Bespoke software is seen as the alternative to commercial software or “off the shelf” software.
   • The disadvantage is that it is time consuming. The other disadvantage is it costs lot. The advantages are that, Better Security and Scalability