WHAT IS THE

OPERATING SYSTEM?
CHARACTERISTICS OF
An Operating System (OS) AN OPERATING SYSTEM
is a program (software)
Multiple program capability:
that when we start the
allows you to keep multiple jobs
computer is responsible
in memory at the same time, so
for managing all
that the CPU always has a job to
resources of the run.
computer system, both
hardware (physical parts,
hard drive, screen,
Communicate with users
keyboard, etc.) and
through a graphical user
software (programs and interface (GUI): programs and
instructions), thus the files
allowing communication
One or more operating system
between the user and the
cores concentrate the most basic
computer.
computer functions, such as file
manager and device drivers.

WHAT IS THE
OPERATING SYSTEM
FOR? The hardware can respond to
different types of operating
Operating systems use
systems: DELL laptops can be
images and buttons to
OPERATING
used with either Windows or
communicate with the
Linux operating systems.
computer in a simple and

SYSTEMS easy way to tell our

computer what we want
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EVOLUTION OF
OPERATING SYSTEMS
With the construction of
more complex computers,
the development of
operating systems can be
summarized in five levels
FIRST LEVEL
Basic operating system.
It appeared in the 1950s.
Programming language: FORTRAN.
It is programmed on a punch
card.
SECOND LEVEL
It appeared in the 1960s. FOURTH LEVEL
Improved processor utilization It appeared in the 1980s.
.
There are online (connected directly to
The parallel connection of
the computer) and offline (connected
several computers through
through other faster devices)
shared memory, bus and
processes.
terminal can improve
security
The emergence of background
.
processing and buffering
The speed of a process
technology. Buffering means
increases with the use of
that data is stored in one or
multiple threads:
more buffers. Spooling refers to
multiprocessor
the storage of data on disk.
computers.
THIRD LEVEL FIFTH LEVEL
It appeared in the 1970s.
The operating system of
Multiprogramming appears: the mobile system.
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