my top is here go to the end of page A) Define operating systems and describe its many functions. What is operating systems?
Type of operating system functions (personal screen capture)
1) Starting and Shutting Down a computer
Book disk
Shut Down options
2) Provide a user interface You interact with software through its user interface. That is, a user interface controls how you enter data and instructions and how information is displayed on the screen. Two types of user interface are graphical and command-line. Operating systems often use a combination of these interfaces to define how a user interacts with a computer. Graphical User Interface
Command-Line Interface
3) Managing Programs
4) Managing Memory
5) Coordinating Tasks
6) Configuring Devices
7) Establishing an Internet Connection
8) Monitoring Performance
9) Providing File Management and Other Utilities
10) Updating Software Automatically
11) Controlling a Network
12) Administering Security
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Go to the top Bottom Which software manages and controls a computer system?The principal system software is the operating system. It manages the hardware, data and program files, and other system resources and provides means for the user to control the computer, generally via a graphical user interface (GUI).
What controls all the activities of a computer?The control unit (CU) is a component of a computer's central processing unit (CPU) Q. A computer system consisting of its processor, memory and I/O devices accepts data, processes it and produces the output results.
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