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Operating system can be classified in number of ways:-
Based on the interfaces OSs are classified as GUI and CUI.
GUI: Graphical user interface systems.
CUI: Character user interface systems.
Graphical user interface :-
GUI systems are user-friendly, it contains icons, images.
These are easy to understand.
Ex:-
1. Windows ,Macintosh and Linux.
Character user interface :-
CUI Systems are very difficult to learning and understanding ,because it contains set of commands and codes. So some difficult.
Ex:-
1.Unix,DOS.
Operating systems are classified as single user or multiple user operating systems based on no of users it support simultaneously.
Single user systems are classified as:-
1. single User- single task.
2. single User - Multiple task.
:Single user - single task systems are designed for one user can effectively perform single task at a time.
:This single user - Multi task systems allows user to perform several tasks and operations at a time.