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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]
- //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin_client
- //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-sharing
- //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainframe_computer
References[edit]
- ↑ //www.flaticon.com/
- ↑ //ecomputernotes.com/fundamental/disk-operating-system/multi-user-operating-system
- ↑ //study.com/academy/lesson/how-operating-systems-manage-multi-users.html
a group or system of interconnected people or things.
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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]
- ^ Red, Edward; Jensen, Gregory; French, David; Weerakoon, Prasad
[2011-10-10]. "Multi-User Architectures for Computer-Aided Engineering Collaboration" [PDF]. ResearchGate. Retrieved
2022-10-06.
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See also[edit]
- AT Multiuser System
- Multiseat
- Multiuser DOS Federation [MDOS]
External links[edit]
- Interix in a Multi-User Windows TSE Environment paper about the Unix multi-user model and MS-Windows NT TSE