TYPES OF OPERATING SYSTEM
There are different types of operating system as specified by their operational performance. The most commonly used operating systems are:
- Single user Operating System
- Multi User Operating System
- Distributed Operating System
- Multiprocessing Operating System
1. Single User Operating System:
Types of Single User OS:
(i) Single User/Single Tasking OS: This allows only a single task performed at a time. It allows a single user to operate the machine at a time in an interactive mode and allows one user program to be in the main store and processed at a time. It does not allow users program. Examples of a single user operating system include Palm OS for Palm handheld computers.
(ii) Single User/Multitasking OS: This allows several programs to run at the same time by a single user. Example is Window 95, Windows NT, Workstation and Windows 2000 professional.
2. Multi-User Operating System:
Multi-user operating system has been designed for more than one user to access the computer at the same or different time.
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