What is the difference between distributed and multiuser operating system?
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Distributed Operating System is a model where distributed applications are running on multiple computers linked by communications.
A distributed operating system is an extension of the network operating system that supports higher levels of communication and integration of the machines on the network.
This system looks to its users like an ordinary centralized operating system but runs on multiple, independent central processing units (CPUs).
These systems are referred as loosely coupled systems where each processor has its own local memory and processors communicate with one another through various communication lines, such as high speed buses or telephone lines.
By loosely coupled systems, we mean that such computers possess no hardware connections at the CPU - memory bus level, but are connected by external interfaces that run under the control of software.
Distributed systems provide the following advantages:
1 Sharing of resources.
2 Reliability.
3 Communication.
4 Computation speedup.
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'Multi-user Operating System'
A multi-user operating system has been designed for more than one user to access the computer at the same or different time. ...
Most batch processing systems for the mainframe computers can also be considered as 'multi user.'
A distributed operating system is an extension of the network operating system that supports higher levels of communication and integration of the machines on the network.
This system looks to its users like an ordinary centralized operating system but runs on multiple, independent central processing units (CPUs).
These systems are referred as loosely coupled systems where each processor has its own local memory and processors communicate with one another through various communication lines, such as high speed buses or telephone lines.
By loosely coupled systems, we mean that such computers possess no hardware connections at the CPU - memory bus level, but are connected by external interfaces that run under the control of software.
Distributed systems provide the following advantages:
1 Sharing of resources.
2 Reliability.
3 Communication.
4 Computation speedup.
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'Multi-user Operating System'
A multi-user operating system has been designed for more than one user to access the computer at the same or different time. ...
Most batch processing systems for the mainframe computers can also be considered as 'multi user.'
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