What Is a Timesharing Device?
Function A time sharing device is used to share the computing resources with a variety of different users. The general concept is that a single computer’s processing power and hard drive can be segmented into many different partitions. Each partition gives the individual users essentially their own little computers. The was more common in the past when mainframes were far more expensive for companies, however, with the rise of speedy multi-core processors, time sharing devices are again being used. Features Time sharing devices use a searching circuit that sequences the activities of the computer in a logical way so that every user maintains the same speed and accessibility. The circuit also identifies a user attempting to access the computer and sends the signal to a decision circuit that balances the information coming from the computer to a user’s interface. The decision circuit is the overall controller of who can access the computer at what times. The processor speed and periphera
