Question

2. What is a Real Time Operating System? How is it
different from other OSs in terms of processing?
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Answer 1

Real time operating system

This kind of operating systems is used to control machinery, scientific instruments and industrial systems. There is typically very little user interface capability. Resources are managed so that a particular executes precisely same every time.

• different from other OS (Operating System )

single user, single task

This type of operating system manages the computer so that one user can efficiently do one thing at a time.

single user multi tasking

Microsoft's windows and Apple's Mac OS are both examples of operating systems that will let a single user have several programs in operation at the same time.

multi user, multi-task

This allows two or more users to run programs at the same time. Some operating systems permit hundreds or even thousands of concurrent users to work on for example mainframe computer.