Cindy Is Trying to Understand Operating Systems

question 62

Multiple Choice

Cindy is trying to understand operating systems. You tell her you just took an OS course and you will be glad to answer any of her questions.
-You tell Cindy that the type of operating system that expects to deal with one set of input devices is a ____ operating system.

• A) single-user
• B) single-input
• C) single-processor
• D) none of the above

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