Operating System

Operating System

1. controls the execution of programs

2. manages all of the software and hardware on the computer

   • is a program that acts as an interface between the computer user and computer hardware

3. It performs basic tasks

   • such as file, memory and process management, handling input and output
     • and controlling peripheral devices such as disk drives and printers

4. there are several different computer programs running at the same time

   • they all need to access your computer’s central processing unit (CPU), memory and storage.

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