computing OS
- Created by: tashaj2603
- Created on: 15-04-19 10:24
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- System Software
- Operating systems- (DD,M,F+D,U,P)
- manage hardware
- communicate hardware through device drivers
- Device drivers act as a "translator" for the signals between OS and hardware
- allows mutitasking
- can run multiple applications at once, a memory manager allocates apps to different addresses.
- file and disc management
- the OS organises files into a hierarchical structure
- splits the physical disk into storage sectors, keeps track of free space
- communicate hardware through device drivers
- run software
- provides a user interface
- allows the user to interact with a computer system
- GUIs are the most common - useful for everyday users
- Command Line interface is text based- less resource heavy than GUIs,more efficient and powerful but they are difficult to use
- allows the user to interact with a computer system
- platform for different apps to run
- can be single user or multi-user.user account control, granted access to specific data
- provides a user interface
- manage hardware
- Operating systems- (DD,M,F+D,U,P)
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