Differentiate between: i. Multitasking and single tasking operating system ii. old booting and warm booting

      

Differentiate between:
i. Multitasking and single tasking operating system
ii. old booting and warm booting

  

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Kavungya
(i) Multitasking and single tasking operating system.
In a computer operating system, multitasking is allowing a user to perform more than one
computer task (such as the operation of gg application program) at a time. The operating system
is able to keep track of where you are in these tasks and go from one to the other without losing
information. Microsoft Windows 2000, IBM's OS/390, and Linux are examples of operating
systems that can do multitasking (almost all of today's operating systems can). When you open
your Web browser and then open word at the same time, you are causing the operating system to
do multitasking.
Single tasking operating system is an operating system is designed to manage the computer so
that one user can effectively do one thing at a time. The Palm OS for Palm handheld computers
is a good example of a modern single-user, single-task operating system.

(ii) Cold booting and warm booting
The difference between cold boot and warm boot of your computer's operating system are
different methods of restarting your personal computer. A warm boot is a reboot with the
computer power placed in the on position. A cold boot is a reboot with the computer power being
off. A cold boot is better because it completes the boot-up sequence. Having had the power off,
your computer has cleaned out
Kavungya answered the question on May 13, 2019 at 13:23


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