The Fire HD 8 comes preloaded with the Amazon Appstore, which defaults to the Amazon Underground version of the store. The Amazon Appstore is a curated version of Google Play, which means a smaller selection.
A: A single-user multitasking operating system is an operating system that allows a single user to simultaneously run multiple applications on a computer. This type of operating system is found in personal desktop and laptop computers. The most popular single-user multitasking operating systems include Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. Continue Reading
Multitasking can be easily observed in Unix-like operating systems when the X Window System (i.e., the standard system for managing GUIs on single computers and on networks of computers) is used. That is, multiple windows can be simultaneously open on the display screen, each with an application program running independently of the others.