Operating System Categories
Single-user, single task
Allows you to only run one task or program
at a time.
Smartphones
Single-user, multitask
Operating system that allows more than
one task or program to be running at the
same time.
Windows 7
Mac OS X
Multiuser:Network
Allows access to the computer system
by more than one user, and manages
user requests.
Linux
UNIX
Windows Server 2008
Mac OS X
IBM i
z/OS
Real-time: embedded systems
Systems with a specific purpose and a certain result.
Automobiles
Printers
VoIP Phones
Medical Devices
Appliances
Robotic equipment