Define the following terms.
a. BIOS
b. Booting
c. Post
d. Multi - user operating system
e. Single user operating system
Answers
Answer:
Bios -- a set of computer instructions in firmware which control input and output operations.
Booting--
In computing, booting is the process of starting a computer. It can be initiated by hardware such as a button press, or by a software command. After it is switched on, a computer's central processing unit (CPU) has no software in its main memory, so some process must load software into memory before it can be executed.
Post-- the system or organization for collecting and dealing with letters, packages, etc.
Multi - user operating system --A Multi-user operating system is a computer operating system which allows multiple users to access the single system with one operating system on it. ... A multi-user operating system (OS) is one that can be used by more than one person at a time while running on a single machine.
Single user operating system -- An operating system that allows a single user to perform only one task at a time is called a Single-User Single-Tasking Operating System. Functions like printing a document, downloading images, etc., can be performed only one at a time. Examples include MS-DOS, Palm OS, etc.