Operating systems

Operating systems

1. examples

2. a collection of programs that control/manage software and hardware of a computer system including sharing the computers time , memory , hardware and other resources

3. file management

   • creates a file system to organise files and directories
     • hierarchy of directories

4. hardware management

   • opens , closes and writes to periphalrals such as hard drives
   • provides tools for managing and organising hardware

5. software management

   • creates a file system to organise files and directories
   • keeps track of memory usage

6. user management

   • graphical user interface (GUI)
     • its easier for the usar to navigate and interact because you can see what you are doing through images
   • command line interface (CLI)
     • provides a interface which is not graphical but uses lines of text instead . requires knowledge of the commands

7. process management

   • manages the cpu which runs applications
   • multitasking - slows down applications to run both if them at the same time

Images and files in the map