Operating System




   An Overview
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Operating system

♣ A program that controls the execution of
  programs
♣ An interface between a user and hardware
♣ an Operating System is a computer program
  that manages the resources of a computer.
Services provided by operating
system
♣ program execution
♣ i/o operations
♣ file system manipulation
♣ communication
♣ error detection
Objectives of operating system

♣ convenience
♣ efficiency
♣ ability to evolve
User interaction with computer

♣ GUI(graphical user interface)
♣ CUI(command user interface)
♣ WUI(web based user interface)
♣ TUI(touch user interface)
operating system in mobile


 ♣ Support multiple screens
 ♣ Convenient
 ♣ Faster and smoother
 ♣ Updated
 ♣ Feasible display
Services by operating system to
accounting
 Collect usage statistics
 Monitor performance
 Used to anticipate future enhancement
 Used for billing purpose

Operating system

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    Operating System An Overview 1
  • 2.
    Operating system ♣ Aprogram that controls the execution of programs ♣ An interface between a user and hardware ♣ an Operating System is a computer program that manages the resources of a computer.
  • 3.
    Services provided byoperating system ♣ program execution ♣ i/o operations ♣ file system manipulation ♣ communication ♣ error detection
  • 4.
    Objectives of operatingsystem ♣ convenience ♣ efficiency ♣ ability to evolve
  • 7.
    User interaction withcomputer ♣ GUI(graphical user interface) ♣ CUI(command user interface) ♣ WUI(web based user interface) ♣ TUI(touch user interface)
  • 9.
    operating system inmobile ♣ Support multiple screens ♣ Convenient ♣ Faster and smoother ♣ Updated ♣ Feasible display
  • 10.
    Services by operatingsystem to accounting  Collect usage statistics  Monitor performance  Used to anticipate future enhancement  Used for billing purpose