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Operating Systems
Fichas del conjunto (5)
- 1User InterfaceOS provides a link between the user and computer
Graphical User Interface - menus, icons, windows
Command Line Interface - user types in commands - 2Memory ManagementManages amount of memory used by each application
Without OS, applications wouldn't run, as not enough space - 3Peripheral ManagementCo-ordinates the basic output and input systems
Device Driver Software allows hardware to be used by OS - 4Multi-TaskingOS allocates each program a slice of the CPU's time
Also determines priority in which programs should use CPU
Enables several programs to run on computer at once - 5SecurityPrevents unauthorised access through usernames, passwords
Protects files from being read or written by other users
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- GCSE (Software) Computing Fichas sobre Operating Systems, creado por Kwame Oteng-Adusei el 07/02/2016.
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