operating systems

operating systems

1. Multi user OS

   • supports use of computers facilities by many different users at any given time usualy via network eg many users viewing stocks and shares
   • in a multi user OS its important that all requests are delt with in a way which ensures they don't interfere with each other

2. Multi processing operating system

   • refers to a system with the use of 2 or more processors
   • the advantage of this is that tasks are completed quicker

3. multi task operating system

   • allows the use to perform more than one task at any given time
     • Disadvantage - it slows the system down -more task puts more demand on storage system

4. single task

   • provides access to the computer for any one user at any time
   • can only do one task at a time eg nokia

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