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OPERATING SYSTEM

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Introduction of Operating Systems

Acomputersystemhasmanyresources(hardwareandsoftware),whichmayberequiretocompleteatask.Thecommonlyrequiredresourcesare
input/outputdevices,memory,filestoragespace,CPUetc.Theoperatingsystemactsasamanageroftheaboveresourcesandallocatesthemtospecific
programsandusersasnecessaryfortheirtask.Thereforeoperatingsystemistheresourcemanageri.e.itcanmanagetheresourceofacomputersystem
internally.Theresourcesareprocessor,memory,files,andI/Odevices.

Two Views of Operating System

1.User'sView

2.SystemView

User View :
Theuserviewofthecomputerreferstotheinterfacebeingused.Suchsystemsaredesignedforoneusertomonopolizeitsresources,tomaximizethe
workthattheuserisperforming.Inthesecases,theoperatingsystemisdesignedmostlyforeaseofuse,withsomeattentionpaidtoperformance,and
nonepaidtoresourceutilization.

System View :
Operatingsystemcanbeviewedasaresourceallocatoralso.Acomputersystemconsistsofmanyresourceslikehardwareandsoftwarethatmustbe
managedefficiently.Theoperatingsystemactsasthemanageroftheresources,decidesbetweenconflictingrequests,controlsexecutionofprogramsetc.
Operating System Management Tasks

1.ProcessormanagementwhichinvolvesputtingthetasksintoorderandpairingthemintomanageablesizebeforetheygototheCPU.

2.MemorymanagementwhichcoordinatesdatatoandfromRAM(randomaccessmemory)anddeterminesthenecessityforvirtualmemory.

3.Devicemanagementwhichprovidesinterfacebetweenconnecteddevices.

4.Storagemanagementwhichdirectspermanentdatastorage.

5.Applicationwhichallowsstandardcommunicationbetweensoftwareandyourcomputer.

6.Userinterfacewhichallowsyoutocommunicatewithyourcomputer.

Functions of Operating System

1.Itbootsthecomputer

2.Itperformsbasiccomputertaskse.g.managingthevariousperipheraldevicese.g.mouse,keyboard

3.Itprovidesauserinterface,e.g.commandline,graphicaluserinterface(GUI)

4.Ithandlessystemresourcessuchascomputer'smemoryandsharingofthecentralprocessingunit(CPU)timebyvariousapplicationsorperipheral

devices.

5.Itprovidesfilemanagementwhichreferstothewaythattheoperatingsystemmanipulates,stores,retrievesandsavesdata.

6.ErrorHandlingisdonebytheoperatingsystem.Ittakespreventivemeasureswheneverrequiredtoavoiderrors.

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