What type of operating system allows only one person to use the computer at once?
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Jump to navigation Jump to search Resource Management[1] A Multi-user operating system is a computer operating system which allows multiple users to access the single system with one operating system on it. In the multi-user operating system, different users connected at different terminals and we can access, these users through the network. [2]. A multi-user operating system (OS) is one that can be used by more than one person at a time while running on a single machine. Different users access the machine running the OS through networked terminals. The OS can handle requests from users by taking turns among connected users.[3] You may not think of your personal computer as a multi-user system, because only you use it. However Unix systems (which OS X operating system is part of) are designed to be capable for multi-user functionality. This means that it is possible for another user to connect to your operating system and share your computer's resources (with your permission, of course). A single-user operating system cannot share resources with other users. However a multi-user operating can. See also[edit]
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"Single user" redirects here. For a product designed for cheapness and short-term convenience rather than medium to long-term durability, see Single use. Multi-user software is computer software that allows access by multiple users of a computer.[1] Time-sharing systems are multi-user systems. Most batch processing systems for mainframe computers may also be considered "multi-user", to avoid leaving the CPU idle while it waits for I/O operations to complete. However, the term "multitasking" is more common in this context. Interactive Multiuser Multitouch An example is a Unix or Unix-like system where multiple remote users have access (such as via a serial port or Secure Shell) to the Unix shell prompt at the same time. Another example uses multiple X Window sessions spread across multiple terminals powered by a single machine - this is an example of the use of thin client. Similar functions were also available in a variety of non-Unix-like operating systems, such as Multics, VM/CMS, OpenVMS, MP/M, Concurrent CP/M, Concurrent DOS, FlexOS, Multiuser DOS, REAL/32, OASIS, THEOS, PC-MOS, TSX-32 and VM/386. Some multi-user operating systems such as Windows versions from the Windows NT family support simultaneous access by multiple users (for example, via Remote Desktop Connection) as well as the ability for a user to disconnect from a local session while leaving processes running (doing work on their behalf) while another user logs into and uses the system. The operating system provides isolation of each user's processes from other users, while enabling them to execute concurrently[dubious – discuss]. Management systems are implicitly designed to be used by multiple users, typically one system administrator or more and an end-user community. The complementary term, single-user, is most commonly used when talking about an operating system being usable only by one person at a time, or in reference to a single-user software license agreement. Multi-user operating systems such as Unix sometimes have a single user mode or runlevel available for emergency maintenance. Examples of single-user operating systems include MS-DOS, OS/2 and Classic Mac OS. References[edit]
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Which operating system is single user?1. Windows? Yes, we can say that Microsoft Windows is a single-user operating system. We can perform multi-tasking in the Windows operating system but the multitasking can be performed by a single user at a time.
Which operating system allow more than one user to use the same computer at the same time or different times?Unix, VMS and mainframe operating systems, such as MVS, are examples of multiuser operating systems. Distributed - These operating systems manage multiple computers at the same time.
Which types of operating system will allow number of users to use the same computer same time?The correct answer is Multi-user operating system. A multi-user operating system facilitates multiple users to work on a single computer system.
Which type of operating system the access is given to more than one person?A multi-user operating system (OS) is one that can be used by more than one person at a time while running on a single machine. Different users access the machine running the OS through networked terminals.
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