Submitted by:
Irum Abdullah
Submitted to:
Miss Ayesha Rafiq
What is operating system?
An operating system is a powerful, and usually large, program that
controls and manages the hardware and other software on a computer.
All computers and computer-like devices have operating systems,
including your laptop, tablet, desktop, Smartphone, smart
watch, router...you name it.
Importance of operating system
An operating system is the most important software that runs on a
computer. It manages the computer's memory and processes, as well as
all of its software and hardware. It also allows you to communicate with
the computer without knowing how to speak the computer's language.
Types of operating system
Real time operating system
 Real time operating system is very fast.
 It is relatively small operating system.
 Real time operating system is used to run real time
operating system.
 It is used to support multiple task and single task at a
time.
 It is used to run medical diagnostics equipment.
For example:Machinery,scientific instrument, life
support systems and industrial system.
Single user/single tasking operating system
 It allow user to perform just one task at a time.
 To a user "task” is a function like writing a document
and download file from a network server.
 For example: MS-DOS operating system
Single user/multitasking operating system
 In single user/Multitasking operating system user can
run more than one application at a time.
 The most commonly used personal computer usually
run such operating system like Microsoft windows.
 The multitasking features is used to increased the
productivity of this operating system.
Some other example of operating system
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    What is operatingsystem? An operating system is a powerful, and usually large, program that controls and manages the hardware and other software on a computer. All computers and computer-like devices have operating systems, including your laptop, tablet, desktop, Smartphone, smart watch, router...you name it.
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    Importance of operatingsystem An operating system is the most important software that runs on a computer. It manages the computer's memory and processes, as well as all of its software and hardware. It also allows you to communicate with the computer without knowing how to speak the computer's language.
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    Real time operatingsystem  Real time operating system is very fast.  It is relatively small operating system.  Real time operating system is used to run real time operating system.  It is used to support multiple task and single task at a time.  It is used to run medical diagnostics equipment. For example:Machinery,scientific instrument, life support systems and industrial system.
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    Single user/single taskingoperating system  It allow user to perform just one task at a time.  To a user "task” is a function like writing a document and download file from a network server.  For example: MS-DOS operating system
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    Single user/multitasking operatingsystem  In single user/Multitasking operating system user can run more than one application at a time.  The most commonly used personal computer usually run such operating system like Microsoft windows.  The multitasking features is used to increased the productivity of this operating system.
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    Some other exampleof operating system