Question

In which mode, each user has a local input/output device.

• A. Interactive
• B. Time sharing mode
• C. Batch processing mode
• D. All of the above
• E. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is B Time sharing mode

In Time sharing mode, each user has a local input/output device.

Time-sharing is a technique which enables many people, located at various terminals, to use a particular computer system at the same time. Time-sharing or multitasking is a logical extension of multiprogramming. Processor's time which is shared among multiple users simultaneously is termed as time-sharing.

Time-sharing, in data processing, method of operation in which multiple users with different programs interact nearly simultaneously with the central processing unit of a large-scale digital computer.