MindTap Accounting, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card for Hall's Accounting Information Systems, 10th
MindTap Accounting, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card for Hall's Accounting Information Systems, 10th
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781337619257
Author: Hall, James A.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Explain the five control objectives of an operating system.

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Operating System:

The system through which hardware and software in a computer managed, is known as operating system. Operating system provides a general service for programs in computer.

The five control objectives of an operating system are mentioned below:

  • The operating system must not get affected by any user or other programs. Proper control over the operating system can be attained with the help of other application software.
  • Overlapping between different threads running over a network is eliminated by operating system. Operating system ensures that every individual involved should have an experience of being the sole-user of the system.
  • Users’ data are secured by the operating system. An individual can also access the data module of other users.
  • Operating system consist diverse software. Therefore, operating system should be secured from corrupting or any other unfavorable changes.
  • Work environment should have no impact on operating system because an unexpected power down will stop all the programs in-between.

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