Operating Systems

Operating Systems

1. User interface

   • Lets the user change the settings the way they want.
   • Two types of interface CLI and GUI
   • Allows the user to interact with the computer.

2. Security

   • Protects you from people accessing your personal accounts.
     • Such as your family members or friends
   • Stops people from messing up your settings.
     • Stops people from finding out private information about your personal life.

3. Multi-tasking

   • Running more than one program at the same time.
   • Such as Youtube, Facebook, Twitter.

4. Memory management

   • Keeps track of storage devices.
   • Controlling which application has access to an area of memory.

5. Peripheral managment

   • Software interacts with hardware.
   • Every hardware comes with a software called a device driver.

6. File management

   • Allows the user to organise their files how ever you want.
   • Allows the user to copy or delete unwanted files.