Flashcards
Types of Operating Systems (A Level Computing) (OCR)
Flashcards do conjunto (6)
- 1What are the types of OS?Embedded
Multi-tasking
Multi-user
Real-time
Distributed - 2What is an Embedded OS?OS built into the hardware of the device itself.
For example a SMART Fridge
- 3What is a Multi-tasking OSAllow the machine to perform several programs/jobs at the the same time.
They can either be where the processor is switched between different jobs or in parallel.
- 4What is a Multi-user OS?Allow for several user to be accessing the processor, programs and resources at the same time. There are several users using the same processor.
- 5What is a Real-time OS?These are types of system specialised to allow inputs to be processed under strict time limits so the output can affect he source of the inputs.
The best example of this is Autopilots in aeroplanes.
- 6What is a Distributed OS?It coordinates the processing of a single task across multiple computers.
Informações
- Descrição
- GCSE Computing FlashCards sobre Types of Operating Systems (A Level Computing) (OCR), criado por Ted Smith em 09-10-2019.
- Criado por
- Ted Smith
- Visualizações
- 0
- Avaliação