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by Nabeela Khan 13 years ago

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Operating system

Various operating systems can be categorized based on different user and task-handling capabilities. Multiuser systems, like Linux and Windows Server, support multiple users simultaneously.

Operating system

Floating topic

Operating System Categories

Real Time:Embedded Systems

System with a specific purpose and a certain result
Examples: AUtomobiles Printers VOIP Phones Medical devies

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

Single User, multitask

Operating system that allows more than one task or program to be running at the same time
Example: Apple Mac OS

Single User,Single Task

Allows you to do only one task at a time
Example: non smart phones