Operating System

Operating System

1. Multitasking

   • Makes it possible for the computer to have multiple programs open at the same time
   • A Computing System needs to be able to multitask so that you can do multiple things at the same time, so that

2. The User Interface

   • The User interface provides a means of communication between the user and the operating system.
   • Smart Phones are very good when it comes to user interfaces, They have icons which makes it easy for the user to communicate with the operating system. Smart phones and Microsoft itself are very good with user interface as they have voice control, for example, Siri, Cortana and S Voice

3. Memory Management

   • The OS chooses where the memory is going to go between the different programs that are open
   • The users don't need to know where the memory data is, it is the Operating Systems job to know this

4. Drives

   • A driver is the software that controls the hardware
   • They allow the peripheral to be connected to a computer and for it to be used by the operating system

5. Peripherals Management

   • Peripherals are the external hardware connected to a computer.
   • Peripherals are really important for a Computer System to input, output and store data

6. File Management

   • Like memory management, the operating system needs to be able to easily locate a file and open it

7. Examples

   • ios
   • Android
   • Windows
   • Xbox-Os
   • Linux
   • Orbis-Os
   • rapsbian