Types of Operating System (OS) Types of Operating System (OS) Following are the popular types of OS (Operating System): Batch Operating System Multitasking/Time-Sharing OS Multiprocessing OS Real-Time OS Distributed OS Network OS Mobile OS Batch Operating System Some computer processes are very lengthy and time-consuming. To speed the same process, a job with a similar type of needs is batched together and run as a group. The user of a batch operating system never directly interacts with the computer. In this type of OS, every user prepares his or her job on an offline device like a punch card and submits it to the computer operator. Multi-Tasking/Time-sharing Operating systems The time-sharing operating system enables people located at a different terminal(shell) to use a single computer system at the same time. The processor time (CPU) which is shared among multiple users is termed as time-sharing. Real-time OS A real-time operating system time interval to process and respond to inpu