7. Differentiate the design issues of OS between a stand alone PC and a workstation connected to a network.

ANSWER:
Many operating systems now can run on standalone computers and also on networked computers. Standalone or generic operating systems are the ones which run on standalone computers like Windows operating system running on a PC. Network operating systems are the ones which run on a server and can be accessed through client machines connected on the network. e.g. Solaris or Linux running on a server can be used as network operating systems. Even there are Windows server operating systems which can be used by clients connected on the network. A computer that is connected to a network is a workstation, although a terminal is just a monitor and a keyboard that do not have there own computer.