Which of the following is a Network Operating system?

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman Shamil | Last updated: February 3, 2024

 

(A). Mac OS X
(B). Novell NetWare
(C). BSD
(D) All of these
(MCQs) CORRECT ANSWER : (D) All of these

A network operating system is a specific and dedicated operating system for a network device. For example, Operating systems of switches, routers, firewalls, etc.


Examples of network operating systems

Some famous network operating systems are mentioned below;

Network OSBSD, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, and 2008, UNIX, Linux, Mac OS X, and Novell NetWare.
real-time operating systemseCos, RTLinux, VxWorks, QNX,
Mobile OS

 

iOS (Apple), Bada (Samsung), Tizen (Samsung), Android (Google), Windows OS (Microsoft), Symbian OS (Nokia), Blackberry OS (Research in Motion),
Batch Operating SystemBank Statements, Payroll System
Distributed OS

 

MDS, MOS, Saguaro, Linux (Apache Server), MICROS, Uniflex, Roscoe, Newark, Arachne, Ubuntu, RIG, Charlotte, Spring, Windows server 2003,2008 and 2012, Clouds, Plan9, DISTRIX, DISTOS,  MOSIX, NSMOS, Cronus, SODS/OS, SODA, REPOS, DEMOS/MP, MDX, Eden, CHOICES, AMOEBA, AEGIS, Galaxy, CONDOR
Multitasking/Time Sharing OSTOPS-20 (DEC), TOPS-10 (DEC), Windows 2000 server, Windows NT server, Multics, UNIX, Linux,

Operating Systems Important MCQs with Explanation

  1. Which of the following is not an operating system?
  2. Which of the following is a Distributed Operating system?
  3. Which of the following is a real-time operating system?
  4. Which of the following is a Network Operating system?