Operating systems keywords
- Created by: Jazztheog
- Created on: 22-01-18 12:17
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- Operating Systems
- User interface
- Graphical user interface (GUI) An environment with icons and menus- user interacts with images using a keyboard and mouse etc.
- Command Line Interface Text based E.g. DOS, Raspbian (for Raspberry Pi)
- Memory management/ Multi-tasking allocates a small “time slice” to each separate process so that it appears that many processes are taking place at the same time
- Peripheral management/ Drivers A peripheral is a piece of hardware that is not directly connected to the CPU – such as a keyboard, a mouse or even a hard disk drive. allows them to be disabled, or drivers be updated. Drivers allow a peripheral device to be connected to a computer and it be used by an Operating System.
- user management
- File management Operating System must identify where files are stored for long term storage on for e.g. the hard disk drive.
- User interface
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