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    What is Single-User, Single-Tasking OS?

    As the name implies, Single-user-


    operating system is designed to manage
    the computer so that one user can
    effectively do one thing at a time. The Palm
    OS for Palm handheld computers is a good
    example of a modern single-user, single-
    task operating system.

    Single-user operating system


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    What is the difference between a single-user and
    a multi-user operating system?

     Single-user OS is that OS which support only one


    user at a time. for example: DOS, WINDOWS 3X,
    WINDOWS 95/97/98 etc.

     Multi-user OS is that which support more than


    one users at the same time. in these types of OS
    there is a server and all the users are provided
    different terminals. these terminals are
    connected to the server. for example: UNIX,
    LYNIX, WINDOWS VISTA etc.

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    Example of OS that design for Sing user:

    Palm Operating system


    AmigaOS
    MS-DOS
    Windows 1.0
    Windows 2.x
    Windows 3.x
    Windows 95
    Windows 98
    Windows ME
    Windows CE
    Mac OS

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    DOS (Disk Operating System) was the first
    widely-installed operating system for personal
    computers. (Earlier, the same name had been used for
    an IBM operating system for a line of business
    computers.)

    Dos is a single user, single task OS. Once a


    process is begun, it must be allowed to run until
    finished before the same process can be used again.

    there are several version of DOS.that are DR-


    DOS,free DOS,MS-DOS,Novell DOS,Open DOS,PC-
    DOS,PTS-DOS,ROM-DOS and several others.

    Single-user operating
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    Later Windows 3.1 was released in 1992 by
    Microsoft and was one of the first major PC
    GUI operating systems widely used.
    Windows 3.1 allowed users to utilize
    several features previously not available in
    MS-DOS.

    Single-user operating system


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    Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented graphical user interface-
    based operating system. It was released on August 24, 1995 by
    Microsoft,[2] and was a significant progression from the
    company's previous Windows products. During development it
    was referred to as Windows 4.0 or by the internal codename
    Windows Chicago.

    It features significant improvements over its


    predecessor, Windows 3.1, most visibly in the graphical user
    interface (GUI). There were also major changes made at lower
    levels of the operating system.

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    A computer known as the Amiga or A1000 that was first
    released by Commodore in 1985. Commodore later
    released other models that include the A500, A500+, A600,
    A1200, A2000, A3000 and A4000.

    Single-user operating system


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    Windows Millennium, also known as Windows ME, was
    introduced September 14, 2000 to the general public as
    the upgrade for Windows 95 and Windows 98 users and
    is designed for end-users. Overall, Windows ME has the
    look and feel of Windows 98 with some additional fixes
    and features not available in previous operating
    systems.

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    Mac OS 9 is the latest public release of the Apple
    operating system, which includes new and unique
    features not found in any other operating system.

    Sherlock 2 - Which offers the capability of quickly


    searching and purchasing online.

    3D acceleration - Support for technologies such as


    Share files:- Share files and folders over the Internet
    with other Mac users.

    TCP/IP - Provides access to TCP/IP networks.etc..

    Single-user operating system


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    Microsoft Windows CE 1.0 was originally released in
    1996 to compete in the Palm Device Assistant
    Category. Windows CE, as shown below, has many of
    the same features as Windows 95.

    In addition to the look of Windows 95, Windows CE


    also includes similar applications such as Pocket
    Excel, Pocket Word, and Pocket Power.

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    http://www.scribd.com
    http://en.kioskea.net/contents/systemes
    http://www.computerhope.com
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system

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