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Multi User Operating Systems

1. Introduction

The aim of this report is discuss or describe the following:-

· Main features of a Multi User Operating System

· Different types of Multi User Operating System

· Physical components of a Multi User Operating System

· Software components of a Multi User Operating System

I have done extensive research on the Internet, from Class Notes from the Lecturer and in Articles/Books to get the information required for this report. All references will be listed in the Appendix (No 6) at the end of this report.

2. Define a multi user operating system

An Operating system is a computer program which runs each time a computer is switched on. Its purpose is to manage the resources of the system and to allocate resources to processes. A multi user operating system supports two or more users simultaneously. It must be able to schedule all its processes so that each process gets some attention paid to it by the processor or is able to...

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