Operating Systems

Operating Systems

1. What are the main three operating systems?

   • Windows
   • Apple IOS
   • Linux

2. What is the purpose of an operating system?

   • The operating system controls the computers software and hardware.

3. What is an operating system?

   • An operating system is a program that runs the computer.

4. What is some of the functions of a operating system?

   • User interface.
     • This what helps the user see what's going on in the computer.
   • Booting the computer.
     • This gives the computer the commands about starting up.
   • File management.
     • Managing all the files on the computer.
   • Managing the hardware and software.
     • It reads what all the information being processed and tells the hardware and software what to do.

5. The GUI (Graphical User Interface)

   • This displays what the computer is processing in an easy to understand way, visually.
   • You can't do as much in depth programming as you can with the CLI.

6. The CLI (Command-Line Interface)

   • This displays the processes going on in the computer as code and the user has to tell it exactly what they want it to do, using coding.
   • It is hard to use if you cannot understand the language the computer uses.