Chapter 9, Problem 41SG

Program Plan Intro

Operating System (OS):

• The most important program that runs on a computer is operating system.
• OS is the term that acts as an interface between the hardware and the user.
• OS does basic operations such as getting input from the keyboard, displaying output in the monitor and monitoring the files.
• It is responsible for the management to co-ordinate the activities on a computer system.
• The responsibilities of OS are bound to get higher when it comes to security, because it provides the access rights for users.

Windows:

• Windows is one of the operating systems that develop new versions frequently.
• It is an aggregation of operating systems developed by Microsoft.
• It includes Graphical User Interface (GUI) that helps in displaying the required data on the desktop or monitor.
• It includes various features like hardware adaptability and interdependence, memory management, task management, access security and many others.