Unit 3: Operating Systems Objectives: Define the term software Differentiate between system software and application software Define the terms operating system and utility program Identify the types of operating systems Explain the boot process of a computer Describe the functions of an operating system Identify common utility programs Software‚ also called a program‚ consists of a series of related instructions‚ organized for a common purpose‚ that tells the computer what tasks to
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Introduction: An operating system (OS) is a collection of software that manages computer hardware resources and provides common services for computer programs. The operating system is a vital component of the system software in a computer system. Application programs usually require an operating system to function. For any computer to function‚ it must have an operating system (OS). A powered computer with no operating system will only display coded text messages only understandable to the computer itself
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REVIEWING THE BASICS 1. Which edition of Windows 7 comes only in a 32-bit version? Window 7 Starter 2. What is the maximum amount of memory a 64-bit version of Windows 7 Home Premium can support? 16 GB 3. How much free space on the hard drive is required to install a 64-bit version of Windows 7? 20 GB 4. How do you start the process to reinstall an OS on a laptop computer using the backup files stored on a recovery partition? To access the utilities on the hidden partition‚ press a key
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Windows NT vs Unix As An Operating System In the late 1960s a combined project between researchers at MIT‚ Bell Labs and General Electric led to the design of a third generation of computer operating system known as MULTICS (MULTiplexed Information and Computing Service). It was envisaged as a computer utility‚ a machine that would support hundreds of simultaneous timesharing users. They envisaged one huge machine providing computing power for everyone in Boston. The idea that machines as powerful
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INTRODUCTION Operating system (OS) is a set of programs that acts as an interface between user and computer hardware. It also manages the internal resources of a computer like control Unit‚ arithmetic logic unit‚ memory unit‚ I/O unit etc. simply we can say that operating system (OS) is a communication channel between the user and the computer machine. It is must for any computer system because the OS is only: The one program that runs at all the times on the computer. The program that
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Operating System An operating system (OS) is a collection of software that manages computer hardware resources and provides common services for computer programs. It is a program designed to run other programs on a computer. The operating system is an essential component of the system software in a computer system. Application programs usually require an operating system to function. Time-sharing operating systems schedule tasks for efficient use of the system and may also include accounting software
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Operating system ABCs An operating system‚ or OS‚ is a software program that enables the computer hardware to communicate and operate with the computer software. Without a computer operating system‚ a computer would be useless. Operating system types As computers have progressed and developed so have the operating systems. Below is a basic list of the different operating systems and a few examples of operating systems that fall into each of the categories. Many computer operating systems will
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Operating System UNIT - 1 Roadmap • What is an Operating System? • • • • • • • • Operating System Objectives/Functions The Evolution of Operating Systems Major Achievements Structuring methods Design of API’s Interrupts Device Organization User/System state Transition What is an Operating System? • A program that acts as an intermediary between a user of a computer and the computer hardware. OR • A program that controls the execution of application programs. • Kernel – the one program
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COMPARISO BETWEEN DIFFERENT TYPES OF OPERATING SYSTEMS These tables provide a comparison of operating systems‚ listing general and technical information for a number of widely used and currently available PC and handheld (including smartphone and tablet computer) operating systems. The article‚ usage share of operating systems provides a broader‚ and more general‚ comparison of operating systems that includes servers‚ mainframes and supercomputers. Because of the large number and variety of
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Operating Systems Task 1 An operating system (OS) is a part of software which manages the operation of a computer. It controls the hardware and software of a computer‚ without it a computer would be useless. DOS Disk operating system (DOS) was released in 1981. It will load from a floppy disk each time a computer starts. DOS uses a command line interface. Command line interface can be difficult to use if you aren’t trained or experienced in using it. DOS is the predecessor to windows. DOS is
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