- operating systems simplify networking in a computer, the system implements a number of networking technologies e.g. TCP/IP stack, network utility programs and device drivers
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TCP/IP
- used for transmitting data over the internet, data transmission takes place in layers
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Security
- features are commonly built into operating systems to help improve security e.g. user authentication, anti-virus and firewall software, back-up facilities
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Memory Management
- operating system manages the computer's resources such as its memory. Operating systems decides and tracks which processes to allocate memory to, how much memory to allocate to each process and when to un-allocate memory
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Multi-Tasking
- operating systems allow you to run more than one application simultaneously. The operating system must be able to allocate resources to each application in order to allow it to complete two or more tasks
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Device Drivers
- an operating system comes with general device drivers that work with a wide variety of different peripheral devices, allowing them to communicate with your computer
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
- used for transmitting data over the internet, data transmission takes place in layers
Back
TCP/IP
Card 3
Front
- features are commonly built into operating systems to help improve security e.g. user authentication, anti-virus and firewall software, back-up facilities
Back
Card 4
Front
- operating system manages the computer's resources such as its memory. Operating systems decides and tracks which processes to allocate memory to, how much memory to allocate to each process and when to un-allocate memory
Back
Card 5
Front
- operating systems allow you to run more than one application simultaneously. The operating system must be able to allocate resources to each application in order to allow it to complete two or more tasks
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