Operating systems

Operating systems

1. Software and applications

   • downloadable add ons allowing the operating system to do more

2. Drivers

   • Link between Hardware and OS
   • Tiny Files

3. BIOS

   • a set of computer instructions in firmware which control input and output operations
   • can control fan speed and be used to overclock components
   • Basic input/output software

4. GUI

   • Graphic User inteface to make navigating the OS easy

5. Link between the user and the Hardware

6. Provide tools such as hardware monitoring

7. Open-source

   • Android, linux
   • Not open source: Windows and OSX
   • Open source simply means that the source code is openly available for editing and changing.

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