What is Multitasking/Time Sharing Operating System?


The different types of operating systems are as follows −

  • Batch Operating System

  • Multiprogramming Operating System

  • Multitasking Operating System

  • Multiprocessing Operating System

  • Real time Operating System

Now, let us discuss the Time sharing operating system

Time sharing Operating system

Logically, it is an extension of multiprogramming as in multi programming the user cannot interact properly with the system but in time-sharing it is possible because in this CPU executes multiple processes by switching among them and giving the CPU time to each process and in this time the user can also interact with the process.

Time-sharing OS provides short response time as the user can also directly give instruction to the operating system.

It uses or utilizes the complete CPU and not let the CPU sit idle as it uses various CPU scheduling to provide the multi programming features to the user by providing each process a short time to execute until it is not finished.

It also utilizes some more memory as each process requires swap-in and swap-out when it starts executing and stops executing.

The figure given below depicts the functioning of the time sharing operating system −

Advantages

The advantages of time sharing operating system are as follows −

  • In time sharing each process gets equal opportunity to execute because equal time quantum is given to each process.

  • The CPU is always busy because of maintaining time slots, there is no wastage of CPU time.

Disadvantage

The disadvantage of time sharing operating system is as follows −

In the Time sharing operating system the process having higher priority does not get the chance to be executed first. This is because an equal priority is given to each process.

Updated on: 25-Nov-2021

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