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OPERATING SYSTEM
• WHAT IS OS
• HOW OS WORKS
• USES OF OS
• HISTROY OF OS
• COMMON FEATURES
• TYPES OF OS
WHAT IS OS
• The operating system (OS) manages all of the software and hardware on the
computer. It performs basic tasks such as file, memory and process
management, handling input and output, and controlling peripheral devices
such as disk drives and printers.
• Everyone can use the computer without know about the programming
languages.
HISTROY OF OS
The first operating system were developed in the 1950s, when computers could only run one
program at a time.
In the late 1960s, the first version of Unix operating system was developed. Written in
programming language C, available for free.
Microsoft windows was developed in response to an IBM request for an operating system to
run its range of personal computers or PCs.
HISTROY OF OS
• The Windows name was first used in 1985 when a graphical user
interface was created and paired or joined with the MS-DOS.
TIMELINE OF OPERATING SYSTEM
COMMON FEATURES
• Process Management
• Security Management
• Storage and Memory Management
• Disk Management
• I/O Operation
• Device Management
• Loading and Executing
TYPES OF OS
• A single tasking operating system can only run one program at a time while
multi tasking operating system allows more than one program to be running
in concurrency.
• Example:
• Single tasking operating system is MS DOS
• Multi tasking operating system is UNIX
SINGLE USER AND MULTI USER
• A single user OS is a system in which only one user can access the system at a
time.
• On the other hand a multi user OS allows more than one user to access computer
system at one time.
• Example:
• Single user operating system is PALM OS
• Multi user operating system is MAC OS
DISTRIBUTED
• They are designed to operate on small machine like ATMs with less
autonomy.
• They are able to operate with a limited number of resources.
• They are very compact and extremely efficient by design.
• Example:
• Household appliance
• ATM
REAL-TIME
• Example:
• Hospital equipments
COMMONLY USED OS
• Microsoft Windows
• Mac OS
• Linux
• Android
• IOS
• What is OS?
• Types of OS?