Enhanced Discovering Computers 2017 (Shelly Cashman Series) (MindTap Course List)
Enhanced Discovering Computers 2017 (Shelly Cashman Series) (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305657458
Author: Misty E. Vermaat, Susan L. Sebok, Steven M. Freund, Mark Frydenberg, Jennifer T. Campbell
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Operating system (OS):

  • The most important program that runs on a computer is operating system.
  • Operating System (OS) is a collection of software that enables the computer resources to have communication with computer system.
  • OS is used to control traffic in a computer; it schedules time for processing and allocates memory for each process.
  • Operating system acts as an interface between user and computer.
  • OS do basic operations such as getting input from the keyboard, displaying output in the monitor, and monitoring the files.
  • OS controls the peripheral devices such as printers, hard drives, and mouse...

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