Introduction to Operating Systems: Unit I: Introduction

Network Operating System

Introduction - Introduction to Operating Systems

Network operating system is designed by using existing operating system.

Network Operating System

• Network operating system is designed by using existing operating system.

• In network operating system, user can login to the remote resources and then access that resource. There are multiple machines are connected by communication link. User can transfer data from their own machine to remote machine and vice

versa.

• Telnet and remote file transfer are the example of network operating system.

• NOS supports multiple user accounts at the same time and enables concurrent access to shared resources by multiple clients.

A function of network operating system is distributed over the network computers. It adds new functions whenever required. Server machine support multitasking. Operating system must be capable of executing multiple tasks at the same time.

• User knows the location of the resources before using that resource. Each machine has its own network operating system.

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