Multi-user software
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Multi-user software is computer software that allows access by multiple users of a computer.[1] Time-sharing systems are multi-user systems. Most batch processing systems for mainframe computers may also be considered "multi-user", to avoid leaving the CPU idle while it waits for I/O operations to complete. However, the term "multitasking" is more common in this context.
An example is a
.Some multi-user operating systems such as
Remote Desktop Connection) as well as the ability for a user to disconnect from a local session while leaving processes running (doing work on their behalf) while another user logs into and uses the system. The operating system provides isolation of each user's processes from other users, while enabling them to execute concurrently[dubious
].
end-user
community.
The complementary term, single-user, is most commonly used when talking about an operating system being usable only by one person at a time, or in reference to a single-user
single user mode or runlevel available for emergency maintenance. Examples of single-user operating systems include MS-DOS, OS/2 and Classic Mac OS
.
See also
- AT Multiuser System
- Multiseat
- Multiuser DOS Federation (MDOS)
References
- ^ Red, Edward; Jensen, Gregory; French, David; Weerakoon, Prasad (10 October 2011). Multi-User Architectures for Computer-Aided Engineering Collaboration. 2011 17th International Conference on Concurrent Enterprising, ICE 2011. ResearchGate. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
External links
- Interix in a Multi-User Windows TSE Environment paper about the TSE