Operating System Categories
Single User,Single Task
Allows you to do only one task at a time
Example: non smart phones
Single User, multitask
Operating system that allows more than one task or program to be running at the same time
Example: Apple Mac OS
Multiuser:Network Operating System
Allow access to the computer system by more than one user
Systems include:
Linux
UNIX
Windows Server 2008
Mac OS X
IBM i
z/OS
Real Time:Embedded Systems
System with a specific purpose and a certain result
Examples: AUtomobiles
Printers
VOIP Phones
Medical devies