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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. | ||
| − | By allowing a large number of users to interact [[Concurrent computing|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]. | + | By allowing a large number of users to interact [[Concurrent computing|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 == | == External Links == | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-sharing Time-sharing] @ Wikipedia | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-sharing Time-sharing] @ Wikipedia | ||
Revision as of 05:59, 19 May 2015
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 applications.
External Links
- Time-sharing @ Wikipedia
