Operating System and Its Types

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzBvtVfSVpwJO6-CTp2jpCx00Qzj-Mj_M-kcaH-Pz-uvSgEARGoaId94a41lxfUDjyrFIPGA9_W7uRKslulYAPjXk4vpmoO8VbJV6iqPyofNQh0z_Yk6dFvHYxsD4-0cIjAUhLAWhjLM/s1600/Operating+system.png" style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzBvtVfSVpwJO6-CTp2jpCx00Qzj-Mj_M-kcaH-Pz-uvSgEARGoaId94a41lxfUDjyrFIPGA9_W7uRKslulYAPjXk4vpmoO8VbJV6iqPyofNQh0z_Yk6dFvHYxsD4-0cIjAUhLAWhjLM/s400/Operating+system.png" /></a> <br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Operating System and Its Types</span><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>OPERATING SYSTEM:</b></span></span><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;"> An operating system is a software program, but it is different from word processing programs, spreadsheets, and all the other software programs on your computer<gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="6ccaa759-7358-4c10-89dc-8792e6a10715" id="95cf9671-2520-4dd0-800d-967dc6004b5e"> .</gs> An operating system is the single most important software when you run a computer, it is what takes care of pretty much everything on a computer system, while the majority of computers we see happen to be using one ‘type’ of operating system performing the same functions, operating systems can be branched into several different types as well.</span><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Some basic properties or tasks of operating systems are given below.</span><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;">1. <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="f038b344-15be-48c8-b7b6-0091cf79d2f8" id="fd559cc1-6318-4661-a264-bb59dad00a5f">Operating system</gs> is an interface between user and hardware an environment architecture.</span><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3cefe6ea-cc17-4075-958f-07ea812a0f49" id="d8f51e8e-e91c-40f7-a6fe-e2d1596b216a">2.</gs>It acts as a control program.</span><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="6df1923e-00fb-4267-95f5-19c4c186f184" id="eaf9ae1d-11d6-464f-8770-42435911a23e">3.</gs>It gives each user a slice of the resources.</span><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="79982cfa-c1cd-469f-8b6e-a994b96032e9" id="252eceaa-ed59-461e-b72d-3ba80a1220c3">4.</gs>It <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="79982cfa-c1cd-469f-8b6e-a994b96032e9" id="a751714b-27b6-4f7f-a04d-07da402453de">also provide</gs> information protection and allows efficient usage.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"> Types Of Operating System: </span><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;"> There are almost six types of operating system which are given below.</span><br /> <br /> <br /> <b><span style="font-size: large;"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="1012d0bd-0852-40ab-981f-fdffbb4591d6" id="07b2c734-c013-4bb0-aa23-1ac5eeb95e6d">1.</gs>Batch processing operating system</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="64845b04-53a9-4479-b29e-df069c07fc8c" id="e5db3817-5572-41dc-99af-7bafe53eb32c">2.</gs>Real time operating system.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ca0ba573-e247-4e93-944b-a8110a44b3c9" id="3a26b410-a4ae-4676-995a-309c6aff5ec7">3.</gs>Single user operating system.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="6e966488-aaba-4584-a1de-fd0b2aad6ad0" id="baec3722-830d-40cb-9122-21a78cb2b5ef">4.</gs><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="6e966488-aaba-4584-a1de-fd0b2aad6ad0" id="cb6ef790-c59c-4cab-beb6-ed71d5c06f2f">Multi-tasking</gs> operating system.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="411f4590-711a-4cec-a3d5-5a1f435a0bac" id="4dc09695-82e4-4a9a-a831-cd9799f0a6cc">5.</gs>Multi User operating System.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="6f5b7aaf-f783-449d-8ee7-32bef98d0b22" id="803e6724-251c-4c15-91ef-e46ced9a2b28">6.</gs>Distributed operating system.</span></b><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Now we will discuss all these types in detail<gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="f8258ee2-aa03-4150-939f-ed004cfb33ec" id="39121606-4fd8-4610-95e3-af7451d26e10"> .</gs> </span><br /> <div> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div> <br /> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b> <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="89512606-6838-44c9-9f11-f38e84927d6a" id="6002f6cd-f394-435e-aa50-b39986e73572">1.</gs>Batch processing System:</b></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;">— In a batch processing operating system interaction between the user and processor is limited or there is no interaction at all during the execution of work. <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="064112f0-28ee-4abf-8cbd-1f4f9640e586" id="c99bfef4-9a84-4bc1-9cc6-b836313a8777">Data and programs that</gs> need to be processed are bundled and collected as a ‘batch’ and executed together.</span><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;">This system <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="c85836fe-e172-4428-92b9-a6ae6611a756" id="d72a2624-6437-45b1-af39-47d566c255d6">were introduced</gs> to avoid the problems in early system. The problems of early system <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="918b437f-d20c-4aed-95e6-5e4ecdada51d" id="ba246595-590d-4018-9905-ecd2de40f01f">was</gs> more setup <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="918b437f-d20c-4aed-95e6-5e4ecdada51d" id="13e18cab-683b-4eff-bbe1-ec3fd12ee91a">time so</gs> this is reduced by Batches known as <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="918b437f-d20c-4aed-95e6-5e4ecdada51d" id="f3feaaf6-cec3-46ea-96e9-62b8f8f1fb0d">batch processing system</gs>. It <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="7e6e8a5c-6b4c-4f5a-b888-a5442e8c7d7b" id="f39c7cb4-88f1-4f49-beec-7de585716d0e">also automatically keep</gs> executing the important task performed by the Batch Monitor resided in <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="7e6e8a5c-6b4c-4f5a-b888-a5442e8c7d7b" id="2f18ec46-10bc-4a38-9983-5ad55389f994">the low</gs> and main memory.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /> <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="56a04da0-c7b2-495a-aee3-0039250c3e9a" id="f5d0d292-4e76-4342-ad4d-7fe848ac64c8">2.</gs><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="56a04da0-c7b2-495a-aee3-0039250c3e9a" id="1bcef50b-f5e6-4916-beb9-b742b6b48684">Real-Time</gs> operating System.</b></span><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;">A real-time operating system is a system that ensures the exact time <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="347ef6e7-cea5-4f1f-a9ff-9595e7d26863" id="cbf62c7e-834b-4233-bd95-2567880df979">requirment</gs> for a job<gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="347ef6e7-cea5-4f1f-a9ff-9595e7d26863" id="6a69bdb5-df76-4651-95e0-9e69d06b4308">.</gs>if a real time system does not complete a task <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="347ef6e7-cea5-4f1f-a9ff-9595e7d26863" id="764bcedd-16d4-4df3-b9ba-d27f2e19039a">in</gs> a certain time, it may cause a breakdown of the entire system it is running. Some application require to be serviced <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="d7d32acf-d685-4ce6-8092-fcfa38eef33a" id="85efe53b-42c2-4e61-ab58-dda7f475ad4a">with in</gs> a time period:</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Industrial control system<gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="885f164f-e800-4d57-b8c6-1d018c956ca5" id="a814a491-430f-40e0-80dd-7f8f1f88bfae"> ,</gs> automobiles, Airplane <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="885f164f-e800-4d57-b8c6-1d018c956ca5" id="43095b53-747b-4d02-8845-e2780b925110">guidence</gs>, Medical devices.</span><br /> <br /> <br /></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b> <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="f7b343fd-2767-4533-9f43-7faf581f352f" id="f46f4b39-02a7-40fe-965a-1be1095f35bb">3.</gs>Single User Operating System:</b></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;">A single user OS as the name <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="22bfba1a-712f-48ab-9428-19feb45611ad" id="b62f0593-27e4-4a39-be51-ac02ace04fa4">suggests is</gs> designed for one user to effectively use a computer at a time</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">A single-User operating system is a single type of operating system that developed and intended for use on a computer or similar machine that will only a single user at any given time A single-User operating system that is a single task system is developed for use with a computer or electronic device that will only run one application at a time </span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;">This type of OS is typically used on devices like wireless phone and two-way messaging device A single task OS can only run one program or application at a time<gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="6a20c90d-63c4-4989-abf9-78e8a8b38773" id="a41e9031-9af1-4a1a-ba8f-81830e8ff9c6"> ,</gs> and so <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="6a20c90d-63c4-4989-abf9-78e8a8b38773" id="a2140982-dfee-4758-bb82-5bef1ac3f813">it</gs> not as useful for a computer or other device intended to run multiple programs at once. </span><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b> <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="6a20d1e6-6ac6-41d4-b55d-5d1f5df94ab1" id="6793bed4-f029-4874-a7f7-630322a70808">4.</gs>Multi Tasking Operating System:</b></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;">In this type of OS several applications <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="20db2b90-230e-4eb9-b07d-9af077219fd6" id="9bf2cdec-de6d-492d-b189-a021fdca7bdd">maybe</gs> simultaneously loaded and used in the memory. While the processor handles only one application at a particular time it is capable of switching between the applications effectively to apparently simultaneously execute each application. This type of operating system is seen everywhere today and is the most common type of OS, the Windows operating system would be an example<gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="1c6dc14e-3183-41a9-9916-6eba421a5d8f" id="9c8f2d65-3611-40c4-a4ab-8bb884527438">.</gs>So this is the ability to do more than one task at one time.</span><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /> <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="30dd4636-408e-499b-96f5-7e3b65d9008f" id="22401efb-519d-4ffa-89c4-ef372d6903fb">5.</gs><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="30dd4636-408e-499b-96f5-7e3b65d9008f" id="c166b4be-fbd2-4d6b-9e0c-bc639187df91">Multi-User</gs> Operating System:</b></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;">A multiple user operating system is an operating system that <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="f1f5ea72-41e4-4dfb-a73a-b161064f55d5" id="3127c717-38fc-46f0-b219-dba619339341">allow</gs> multiple user to use programs that are <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="f1f5ea72-41e4-4dfb-a73a-b161064f55d5" id="3843d468-e3bd-48c3-9ba4-42ab53b838fb">simultineously</gs> running on a single network server called a terminal server<gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="f1f5ea72-41e4-4dfb-a73a-b161064f55d5" id="1f4b5fb1-58c6-4548-9b89-54c1f3e588eb"> .</gs> For example<gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="f1f5ea72-41e4-4dfb-a73a-b161064f55d5" id="5a82b810-d8a2-47d0-b138-c66ef37ba191"> :</gs> Unix and <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="f1f5ea72-41e4-4dfb-a73a-b161064f55d5" id="63faf8db-fde6-412b-969f-e028339b842d">Linix</gs> and VMS are multiple operating system. </span><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;">A multi-User operating system is a computer operating system that allows multiple user on different computers a or terminals to access a single system with one operating system on it.These program are quite complicated and must be able to properly manage the necessary task required by the different users connected to it.</span></div> <div> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div> <br /> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b> <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="1e76bb75-0f7e-42b3-a339-cf85b049fcd5" id="ef927d0e-609f-4410-abca-679e62e07d11">6.</gs>Distributed Operating System:</b></span></div> <div> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />In a distributed system, software and data are  distributed around the files and programs and also systems  that may be stored on different storage devices which may be located in different geographical locations and may be accessed from different computer terminals.<br /><br /><br />Reasons for distributed system:<br /><br /> 1) Sharing and printing files at remote sites.<br /><br /> 2) Processing information remote specialize hardware devices.</span></div> <div> <span style="font-size: large;">3) Computer speedup-load sharing.<br /><br />4) Reliability –detect and recover from site failure, function transfer, reintegrate failed site<br /><br />5) <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ec4aa330-4eb3-4ff8-a7bc-e518af92499e" id="0d2a5e78-7963-4407-92e2-47cf3f2702f9">communication</gs>- message passing<gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ec4aa330-4eb3-4ff8-a7bc-e518af92499e" id="2e9c6c33-633d-4585-99e2-9fec26022996"> .</gs><br /><br /><br /><br />So these are the types of Operating System. I hope now you can fully understand the Operating System and its types </span></div> </div>

Operating System and Its Types

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