o/s types
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2003 12:00 am
need help on finding info on types of o/s's including
windows
linux
unix
dos
ms-dos
thanks
windows
linux
unix
dos
ms-dos
thanks
These are all monolithic kernels.
DOS and MS-DOS, IBM-PC DOS and MS-DOS are really pretty much the same. The original UNIX isn't really around anymore. At any rate, all monolithic.
Windows - monolithic kernel, single-user, task-switching/multi-tasking. 3.x used cooperative multi-tasking, not preemptive.
Linux - monolithic kernel, multi-user, multi-tasking/preemptive.
Unix (original) - monolithic kernel, multi-user, multi-tasking/preemptive(IIRC)
DOS/MS-DOS/IBM-PC DOS - monolithic kernel, single-user, non-multitasking, non-taskswitching. Desqview could perform task switching with DOS applications, however.