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4.1 Types Software Interrupts
4.1 Types Software Interrupts
software and
interrupts
IGCSE COMPUTER
SCIENCE
UNIT 4.1
Learning Objective
∙ Operating Systems
∙ Utilities: anti-virus, anti-spyware, back-up tool, disk repair
and analysis tool, file manager, file compression tool,
screensaver, security tools, disk defragmenter
∙ Device Drivers
∙ Compilers
Learning Objective
Describe the role and basic functions of an operating system
Tasks of the Operating System
∙ Provide a user interface
∙ Memory management
∙ File management
∙ Security management
∙ Hardware management (peripherals and drivers)
∙ Multitasking
∙ Handling interrupts
∙ User management
Features of Application Software