operating systems

operating systems

1. drivers

   • a peice of software to control a piece of hardware
   • drivers are OS specific and regularly updated by compines

2. multitasking

   • means the computer can cope with more than one thin
   • it helps the cpu and a lot faster than the ram
   • helps the computer take in all the data at the same time

3. the user interface

   • provides a means of communication between the user and the operating system
   • it does not effect the rest of the operating system

4. memory management

   • the OS allocates memory between the different programs that are open at the same time

5. peripherals management

   • helps the computer out put the information from the computer

6. file management

   • used for a long term storage
   • saves all the data in the storage

7. kernal

   • it slows down the progress of the information going through the computer

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