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| − | In [[computing]], '''time-sharing''' is the sharing of a computing resource among many users by means of [[ | + | In [[computing]], '''time-sharing''' is the sharing of a computing resource among many users by means of [[Computer_multitasking|multi-tasking]]. |
Its introduction in the 1960s by students and professors at Dartmouth College, and emergence as the prominent model of computing in the 1970s, represented a major technological shift in the history of computing. | Its introduction in the 1960s by students and professors at Dartmouth College, and emergence as the prominent model of computing in the 1970s, represented a major technological shift in the history of computing. | ||
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In computing, time-sharing is the sharing of a computing resource among many users by means of multi-tasking.
Its introduction in the 1960s by students and professors at Dartmouth College, and emergence as the prominent model of computing in the 1970s, represented a major technological shift in the history of computing.
By allowing a large number of users to interact concurrently with a single computer, time-sharing dramatically lowered the cost of providing computing capability, made it possible for individuals and organizations to use a computer without owning one, and promoted the interactive use of computers and the development of new interactive [[Application software|applications].
External Links
- Time-sharing @ Wikipedia
