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DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION
ANDHRA PRADESH
Name : Swathi K.N
Designation : Lecturer
Branch : Computer Engineering
Institute : Kamala Nehru Polytechnic For
Women, Hyd.
Year : I year
Subject : Computer Fundamentals and Office
Automation
Subject Code : CM-105
Topic : DOS & Windows Operating System
Duration : 50 min
Sub. Topic : Need for Operating System & Types of
Operating System
Teaching Aids : PPT, Images, Animation.
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Objective
On completion of this period, you would be able

to know:
 What is operating system.
 Need for operating system.
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Prerequisite
What is the abbreviation of OS and DOS
OS stands for Operating System.
DOS stands for Disk Operating System.
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What is operating system?
Operating system is a system program used to

coordinate and control various devices and
programs in order to work with computer
machine.
Examples:
Windows 95
Windows NT
UNIX
DOS.
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Operating system
 The operating system is a collection of programs

used to operate a computer system.
 It takes the responsibility of computer’s overall

operation and supervision.
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Operating System (contd)
 It coordinates among various devices and

programs, and provides an interface between a
programmer and the computer system.
 OS is popularly used for the abbreviation of the

operating system.
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Operating system (contd)
 Now, from the fastest supercomputer and largest

mainframe, right down to the smallest
embedded microprocessor, every computer
uses an operating system.
 Over the years, a variety of operating systems

have evolved and many remain in use.
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 DOS became the most widely used
microcomputer operating system.
 Today, DOS has been replaced on many

computers by more powerful operating systems
such as Windows, UNIX, Windows NT and
OS/2.
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 More powerful operating systems make it

possible to run tasks on less expensive
microcomputers.
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Types of operating system
According to number of users

Single User Operating Systems.
Multi User Operating Systems.
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Single user & Multi user operating systems
 Only one user can work at a time on a computer

system with a single user operating system.
 More than one user can work at a time on a

computer system with a multi user operating
system.
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Some popular operating systems used are
Single user operating Multi user operating
system system
OS/2 UNIX
MS DOS VENIX
WINDOWS 95 XENIX
WINDOWS 98 LINEX
WINDOWS ME UNIXWARE7
WINDOWS XP WINDOWS NT
WINDOWS 2000 professional SUN SOLARIES
MACINTOSH OS NOVEL NETWARE
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Operating system performs the following
functions
 Managing and controlling the execution of a
program
 Transfer data between primary memory and

auxiliary storage devices.
 Start up the computer and perform diagnostic

tests of circuits and memory.
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Operating system performs the following
functions (contd)
 Accept commands entered at the keyboard that
allow you to control the computer system.
 Managing peripheral devices.
 Transfer data and command to the printer.
 Managing files on external media.
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Need for Operating Systems
 It controls overall operations of a computer.
 It coordinates among various devices and

programs.
 It makes computer machines to work with users.
 It executes programs, allocates memory space,

and schedules jobs.
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Need for Operating Systems (contd)
 It provides user an interface to computing
resources.
 It prevents interface between different users in a

multi user system.
 It takes users commands and reports to them

suitably.
 It deals with any faults that may occur in the

computer.
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Summary
In this class, we have learnt about
Operating system and types
Functions and need of an operating

system
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Frequently Asked Questions
1. Define Operating Systems?.
3. Write the types of Operating Systems?.
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Quiz
1. MS DOS is a
a. single user operating system
b. multi user operating system
Answer: a
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Quiz
2. WINDOWS NT is a
Answer: b
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Quiz
3. WINDOWS XP is a
Answer: a
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DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

On completion of this period, you would be able

 What is operating system.

 Need for operating system.

What is the abbreviation of OS and DOS

OS stands for Operating System.

DOS stands for Disk Operating System.

Operating system is a system program used to

 The operating system is a collection of programs

 It takes the responsibility of computer’s overall

 It coordinates among various devices and

 OS is popularly used for the abbreviation of the

 Now, from the fastest supercomputer and largest

 Over the years, a variety of operating systems

 Today, DOS has been replaced on many

 More powerful operating systems make it

According to number of users

Multi User Operating Systems.

 Only one user can work at a time on a computer

 More than one user can work at a time on a

 Transfer data between primary memory and

 Start up the computer and perform diagnostic

 Managing peripheral devices.

 Transfer data and command to the printer.

 Managing files on external media.

 It controls overall operations of a computer.

 It coordinates among various devices and

 It makes computer machines to work with users.

 It executes programs, allocates memory space,

 It prevents interface between different users in a

 It takes users commands and reports to them

 It deals with any faults that may occur in the

In this class, we have learnt about

Operating system and types

Functions and need of an operating

1. Define Operating Systems?.

3. Write the types of Operating Systems?.

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