Names of some of the Operating Systems are given below : (a) MS-DOS (b) XENIX…
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Names of some of the Operating Systems are given below :
(a) MS-DOS (b) XENIX (c) OS/2
In the above list, following operating systems didn’t provide multiuser facility.
- A.
(a) only
- B.
(a) and (b) only
- C.
(b) and (c) only
- D.
(a), (b) and (c)
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Correct answer: D
Answer: MS-DOS and OS/2 did not provide multiuser facility.
MS-DOS — A single-user operating system for personal computers; it did not provide multiuser time-sharing capabilities.
XENIX — A UNIX-derived operating system designed to support multiple users and time-sharing; it is multiuser.
OS/2 — A single-user multitasking operating system for personal computers; it did not provide the multiuser time-sharing capabilities typical of UNIX systems.
Conclusion: The operating systems that did not provide multiuser facilities are MS-DOS and OS/2. None of the given answer choices matches this correct combination.