Only in a very limited sense; the time of day clock ran all the time and printing could be done "in the background", but for most practical purposes no; for multi-tasking programmers had to write their own.
No. It does not effectively separate the files and abilities of different users. Any user who uses it can delete, modify, or move any file.
Yes.
yes
single user
the most popular operating system multitasking is kernel
An example of a multitasking operating system is the system at a school. You use many programs and do many tasks at the same time, so you are multitasking on the computer
MicroSoft - Disk Operating System
Microsoft Disc Operating System
go to hill
Mac OS X is a preemptive multitasking system.
Yes. Multitasking is dependent on the operating system, not the processor.
MSDOS was the original operating system for the IBM PC. It has since been replaced in current versions of Windows by a scripting utility, as Windows is now a complete operating system and does not need MSDOS anymore.
MSDOS was the original operating system for the IBM PC. It has since been replaced in current versions of Windows by a scripting utility, as Windows is now a complete operating system and does not need MSDOS anymore.
multiprogramming
yes
Preemptive multitasking is when the operating system preemptively interrupts a current task without cooperation. Cooperative multitasking is when the system must be programmed to do tasks.