Components of an operating system

Components of an operating system

1. Interface

   • Output
     • Solutions
     • Organized Data
   • Input
     • Information
     • Problems
   • How to actually interact with it

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3. Memory

   • Data
     • Random Access Memory
   • Files
     • Organization for all the stored memory
   • Audio/Video
     • These projects can be massive
   • So you can save you work

4. Networking

   • Printing
   • Transferring Data
   • Used to link every computer together
   • Connecting computers together
     • Can sync information across all of them

5. Accessories

   • Mouse
   • Keyboard
   • Headset
   • So you can actually use the computer

6. Drivers

   • Improve the Performance
     • Becomes more efficient

7. Applications

   • Video Games
   • Used for entertainment
   • Movies

8. Security

   • Norton
   • To protect it from harm
   • Anti-Virus
     • AVG

9. Multitasking

   • So you can do many things at once
   • Background processes and foreground ones
     • Downloading something while doing something else

10. Processing

    • What makes the computer do tasks or "think"
    • Solving equations
      • Fast
    • Making visual displays
      • User can see their work

11. Software

    • Microsoft Office
      • Essential programs
      • Bunch of programs for you to make things
      • Excel
      • Word
      • Poweroint
    • Things the computer can help you do better

12. External items