Operating Systems

Operating Systems

1. A collection of programs that control the system hardware resources

2. controls the store of data between storage(HDD, RAM) and the CPU.

3. security; protects users' data from being lost or corrupted when it is passed between storage and the CPU

   • This is due to one computer not being used by only one person.

4. Graphical User Interface

   • GUI alows users to interact with the system using graphical icons and visual indicators
   • The way that people use computer system s ius constantly being updated and being made easier

5. Command-Line Interface

   • used before Gui's developed
   • programmers and experts may prefer it to GUI
     • Greater sense of control and speed