Can two users of the same iMac have their own "space" and how is this set up?

My wife and I will share the same new iMac. Can we each have our own "space" complete with personal background preferences, tools, etc.? How would I set this up?

As PrDm indicated, you can indeed each have your own user account in Mac OS X. But you do not have to log out for the other person to use their own account in Mac OS X. You can use Fast User Switching:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/8672.html
That makes it a lot easier to share a single computer.
Regards.

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gss2 wrote:
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jrwood116 wrote:
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