It can be termed as single-user or multi-user OS, and single-tasking or multi-tasking OS.A multi-user system must be multi-tasking. MS-DOS and Windows 3x are examples of single user operating system. Whereas UNIX is an example of multi-user and multitasking operating system.The types of single-user operating systems are, Single-user Single-tasking ; Single-user Multi-tasking; Examples of single-user operating systems are MS-DOS, Windows 95, Windows NT etc. What is a multi-user operating system? A multi-user operating system is an operating system that allows two or more users to access the computer at a time.
Multitasking means the parallel/concurrent execution of multiple processes by one user on the same computer which might be using a single or multiple CPU for processing. For example, in a multitasking operating system, we can work on the word document or presentation while listening to music and surfing the internet using the web browser or
Single and Multi Tasking: In Single tasking system can run one program at a time. The Palm OS for Palm handheld computers is a proper example of a single-user, single-task operating system. Whereas a multi-tasking operating system has the capability to run more than one program simultaneously. Multi-tasking is an extension of multi-programming
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