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operating systems
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Mind Map on operating systems, created by Joshua Thompson-phir on 05/11/2014.
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operating systems
purpose
An operating system (OS) is software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs.
definition
the low level software that supports a computers basic functions
functions
manages the hardware and software
file management
boots the computer
provides a user interface
GUI
graphical user interface
provides a way for humans to interact with computers
which uses menus and icons that can be manipulated by a mouse
is what you see on screen
CLI
(CLI) is a type of human-computer interface (i.e., a way for humans to interact with computers) that relies solely on textual input and output.
A command line interface
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