ITE101 Living in the IT Era

Week 4 Activity

Name: ROSALINDA E. IBALE Score_______________

Section: 2BAF-A Instructor: PROF. MELISSA DIMACULANGAN Date: MARCH 15,2021

Enumerate the following:

Example of Application Software

1. Word
2. Word Pad
3. Note Pad
4. Excel
5. Powerpoint

Example of System Software

6. macOS
7. Linux
8. Android
9. Microsoft Windows
10. Computational Science Computer

Discuss briefly the basic function of Operating System. (5 points)

The basic function of Operating system is to control the internal and external behavior of the

computer. One of the most important basic functions of an operating system is the management

of all the computer's internal and external hardware. The operating system controls all connected

devices, telling them how to operate and interact. The results of said operations and interactions

are the basic performance of the computer. Some examples of the hardware that the operating

system controls include the hard disk, optical drives, video cards and external port controllers,

such as USB and Firewire. It also run programs, enabling them to operate and function as

designed. Programs have to be designed to run with a particular operating system in order to

function, as the operating system needs to display any interfaces and facilitate communications

among the programs and your computer's connected hardware. Without the operating system to

run it, programs can't perform their tasks.