Some characteristics of an Operating System are:

* Whether multiple programs can run on it simultaneously: multi-tasking
* Whether it can take advantage of multiple processors: multi-processing
* Whether multiple users can run programs on it simultaneously: multi-user
* Whether it can reliably prevent application programs from directly accessing hardware devices: protected
* Whether it has built-in support for graphics.
* Whether it has built-in support for networks.

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