Operating Systems

Operating Systems

1. Multitasking

   • Things appear to happen faster.
   • Things like the memory as shared among the tasks.

2. The User Interface

   • The user can type commands directly at a command prompt.
   • The GUI has applications the user can click on

3. Memory Management

   • The Memory management makes sure data is stored safely.
   • Programmers and users cannot access this memory as it doesn't need to be altered.
   • It is managed by the operating system.

4. Drives

   • Communication between peripheral devices are controlled by the drives.
   • A drive is a piece of software that controls a piece of hardware.

5. Peripherals management

   • Essential to input/output things.
   • A peripheral devices is something that is not attached to the computer but still somewhat controlled by it. e.g. a printer.
   • An interrupt is a signal that tells the peripheral to stop running.
   • The user can make minor modifications to the peripherals behaviour.

6. File Management

   • Identifies where a certain file is