-Operating System -File Attributes

-Operating System -File Attributes

1. Operating System

   • Management of peripherals
     • Communicated with and receives data input to valid input device
       • Keyboard and mouse is the most common
     • Input/ Ouput
   • RAM
     • Ensures all programs and data, including itself, is stored in the correct memory locations
   • Typical features of the user interface provided by the OS
     • Control Security
       • Firewalls and virus checkers
       • User accounts/login pages
     • Management of files/folders
       • Switch between tasks
       • All tasks run simultaneously
   • Manages backing store
     • Ensures that data is stored and can be retrieved correctly from any disc drive
     • Creates and maintains filing systems such as FAT and NTFS

2. File Attributes

   • Subdirectory
     • Directory inside another directory/multiple subdirectories
   • Storage space on disc is divided into directories
   • when a disc is formatted, it has a root directory e.g. C:\