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WEEK 5
Topic: Operating System:
CONTENT:
SUB TOPIC 1
DEFINITION OF OPERATING SYSTEM
Operating System is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs. All computer programs, excluding firmware, require an operating system to function. OR
An operating system is the most important software that runs on a computer. It manages the computer’s memory, processes, and all of its software and hardware. It also allows you to communicate with the computer without knowing how to speak the computer’s “language.” Without an operating system, a computer is useless.
Pictorial representation of operating system
Sub Topic 2:
TYPES OF OPERATING SYSTEM
GUI – Short for Graphical User Interface, a GUI Operating System contains graphics and icons and is commonly navigated by using a computer mouse. Examples are: System 7.x, Windows 98, Windows CE
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