operating system

operating system

1. It is a set of informatic programs that help the resources of a computer to improve

   • The operating system fulfills with 5 main functions
     • User interface supply.
       • consist that the user can load programs and access files
     • Resource management
       • it allows the address of the hardware, including the peripherals and the network
     • file management,
       • He is in charge of file management. This means that this system is responsible for creating, accessing and deleting them.
     • task management
       • It is used to show the processes and programs that are being used for the efficient operation of the device
     • the support service and utilities.
       • The support service is responsible for updating the versions, improving security, adding new utilities, controlling the new peripherals that are added to the computer and correcting software errors.

2. This system begins to work since the computer is turned on, and not only works on computers but in any electronic device that has microprocessors

3. The operating system is a resource manager and its main resource is to manage the computer hardware but it also has others such as handling processors, storage media, input and output devices, communication devices and finally the data.

4. some EXAMPLES of operating system could be

   • MS Windows
   • GNU/Linux
   • UNIX
   • Ubuntu
   • Fedora
   • macOS
   • Solaris
   • Hauku
   • BeOS
   • MS-DOS
   • HP-UX
   • Wave OS
   • Chrome OS
   • Android