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Multi-User Operating System:- Multi-user operating system is designed to manage computer so that many users can work on it at a time.

Many computers are connected to network through one


operating system. So operating system coordinates and controls all computers connected to network. Mainframe computer uses multiuser operating system. UNIX, VMS (Vertical Memory System),
Windows Server 2016, MVS (Multiple Virtual Storage), etc. are examples of multi-user operating system.

The operating system can be classified into two types based on the user interface as: CUI (Character User Interface) In this type of operating system, user gives command or character to perform
tasks. The keyboard is used to give command in this operating system. It is less user-friendly in comparison to other operating system. DOS, UNIX, Novel Netware, etc. are examples of character user
interface-based operating system.

GUI (Graphical User Interface) In this type of operating system, the user gives command to perform the tasks by clicking on icons, buttons and menus using a mouse. It uses keyboard as well as
mouse and it is user-friendly in comparison to CUI operating system. MS Windows 7/8/10, Linux, etc. are the examples of GUI.

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