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Operating Systems:

Operating System (OS) is a collection of software that enables the computer resources to have communication with computer system.

  • The most important program that runs on a computer is operating 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...

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