Operating Systems
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Definition
An operating system is a medium that allows the user to control a computer using it's features
Functions of Operating System
- Read, write and store data
- Configure the computer
- Interact with programs
- Interact with input devicrs
Creating a Virtual Machine
Resource Management
Memory Management
Processor Scheduling
Backing Store Management
Peripheral Management
Interupt Handling
Creating a User Interface
GUI
GUI or Graphical User Interface is a way of interacting with a computer by using graphics that make the computer easier to use by showing graphical images that the user can use and see making it so that they can direst the computer without having to know all the code that is required to make the computer do that command.
Command Line
A command line is interacting with a computer by imputing commands with a keyboard to make a computer perform tasks.
