Multiuser Capabilities of FreeBSD
FreeBSD is a multiuser operating system, which means that several users can use the operating system at the same time while doing different things. At first, this might be a difficult concept for Windows and Macintosh users to grasp. Those familiar with either of these systems might be tempted to think that Windows, for example, is a multiuser operating system because multiple people can be logged in to a Windows server and use a database that is running on it. However, this is not true multiuser capability. The only thing you are getting with this system is client-server functionality. You are not using the remote operating system itself but only the services that it provides. With FreeBSD, it is possible for ...
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