Zusammenfassung der Ressource
main functions of an operating system
- booting the computer
- starts up the CPU witch starts the other hardware in the computer
- starting up programs to start the computer
- provides a user interface
- provides a panel where all files and programs can be accessed
- the user interface includes the windows, menus and method of interaction between the user and
the computer.
- provides file management
- file management uses folders to organize documents
- Data management keeps track of the data on disk and other storage devices.
- performs basic computer tasks
- Multitasking, which is the ability to simultaneously execute multiple programs,
- creating short cuts
- be able to do basic tasks that make your life easier
- installing programs
- backing up data
- searching through data
- handles system resources
- It manages the hardware and software resources of the system.
- It provides a stable, consistent way for applications to deal with the hardware
without having to know all the details of the hardware.
- The second task, providing a consistent application interface