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Warm boot the process to restart the computer that is already powered ON, is

            called Warm boot        .

            Types of Operating System


            8  Single-user Operating System


            8  Multi-user Operating System

            A Single-user     operating system is a system that allows only one user to work on it

            at a time. Single user operating systems are usually used at homes.

            A Multi-user      operating system is a system that allows more than one user to

            work  on  it  at  a  time.  Multi-user  operating  systems  are  used  in  offices,  big
            organisations such as hospitals, railway stations, etc.


                                                APPLICATION SOFTWARE


            Application softwares are designed to perform one or more specific type of jobs
            on a computer.






            For  example,  you  draw  and  colour
            pictures on MS Paint         , but you cannot

            play a movie or a song on it.












                                                          For this, you need to run the Windows Media

                                                          Player  which  is  another  software  specially
                                                          designed to play movies and songs. Hence,

                                                          MS-Paint  and  Windows  Media  Player  are

                                                          examples of application softwares.



            There are different types of application softwares. Some of them are :




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