COMM 226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Ibm System I, Palm Os, Time-Sharing
22 Apr 2018
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Is a system in which only one user can access the computer at a time: provides, the facilities to be used on one computer by only one user. In other words, it supports one user at a time: however, it may support more than one profiles. A multi-user o/s --: allows more than one user to access a computer system at one time, has been designed for more than one user to access the computer at one time, generally, a network is laid down. In a multi-user environment, it is very important to balance the requirements of the users, as the resources of the main computer are shared among users. Is one of the most important programs that run on a computer or server. It is referred to as the underlying software that helps in carrying out basic functions like: running programs: managing resources, manipulating files, controlling the keyboard & screen. The computer at the same or different time.
