Operating Systems

Operating Systems

1. What is the operating system?

   • The low level that suports a computors basic functions.

2. What is the purpose of the operating system?

   • An operating system is a software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs. The operating system is an essential component of the system software in a computer system. An operating system (OS) is software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs. The operating system is an essential component of the system software in a computer system.

3. what are the most common operating systems in use today?

   • The three most common operating systems for personal computers are Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux

4. what is the GUI?

   • A graphical user interface (GUI) is a graphical display in one or more windows containing controls

5. what are the advantages of using the GUI?

   • Most computer users deal directly with a graphical user interface. A GUI allows computer users to employ visual elements, such as desktop icons, to navigate and operate software. GUIs serve as a replacement for the earlier command line interface.

6. What is a CLI?

   • The CLI was the primary means of interaction with most computer systems until the introduction of the video display terminal in the mid-1960s, and continued to be used throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

7. what are the advantages of the cli?

   • A command-line interface allows the user to interact with the computer by typing in commands. The computer displays a prompt, the user keys in the command and presses enter or return.