Operating Systems

Operating Systems

1. What is an operating System?

   • An operating system supports a computers basic functions such as scheduling and controlling tasks

2. What is the purpose of an operating system?

   • An operating system is software that manages computer hardware and software resorces and provides common services for computer programs.

3. What are the most common operating systems we use today?

   • iOS
   • Windows
   • Android
   • Mac OS X

4. Operating system functions

   • Provides a user interface
   • Booting the computer
   • File maanagement
   • Managing the hardware and software

5. What is GUI?

   • Graphical User Interface
     • A type of interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical icons and visual indicators such as secondary notation, as opposed to text-based interfaces, typed command labels or text navigation.