Operating system

Operating system

1. Memory management

   • In charge of the RAM
   • The memory manager checks that all requests from programs for memory space are valid and allocates accordingly
   • It will deallocate space and swap out data to the swap file

2. Process Management

   • Priorities the tasks and allocates time to each process ​

3. Peripheral Management

   • Manages all input and output by managing requests from programs to use devices
   • Communicates with devices through software called drivers

4. File management

   • Controls all of the files on the system​
   • Controls file permissions
   • Helps organise and control files