Name:- Nitish Xavier Tirkey

F.Y.BCA
Date:- 4th October, 2010
Flow of presentation

 Introduction

 Structure of OS

 Main function of Operating system

 Some popular Operating system

 Conclusion
Introduction

 Operating system is an integrated set of program that

controls the resources of a computer system and provides its
users with an interface or virtual machine that is easier to
use than the bare machine

 Operating System is a software, which makes a computer to

actually work.

 It is the software the enables all the programs we use.

 OS acts as an interface between the application programs

and the machine hardware.
Structure of OS

 The two primary objectives of an operating system are:

(1). Make a computer system easier to use:- An operating

system hides details of hardware resources from
programmers and other users and provides them with a
convenient interface for using a computer system.

(2). Manage the resources of a computer system:- An

operating system manages all the resources of a computer
system. Efficient and fair sharing of system resources
among users and/or programs is a key goal of all operating
systems.
Structure of OS
Users
Other system

Operating System

Computer Hardware
Main function of Operating system

 A separate module of operating system software performs

each of the function:
(1).Process management:- Process management module
takes care of creation and deletion of processes, and
providing mechanisms for synchronization and
communication among processes.

(2). Memory management:- Memory management module

takes care of allocation and de-allocation of memory space
to programs in need of this resources.

(3). File management:- It takes care of file-related activities

such as organization storage, retrieval, naming, sharing, and
protection of files.
(Contd..)
Main function of Operating system

(4). Security:- Security module protects the resources and

information of a computer system against destruction and
unauthorized access.

(5). Command interpretation:- Command interpretation

module takes care of interpreting user commands, and
directing system resources to process the commands.
Some popular Operating system

 Operating System can also be classified as:-

(1). Single User Systems:-They are popularly associated

with Desk Top operating system which run on standalone
systems where no user accounts are required.
Example: DOS.

(2). Multi User Systems:-Provides regulated access for a

number of users by maintaining a database of known users.
Refers to computer systems that support two or more
simultaneous users.
Example: Unix, Microsoft Windows NT.
Conclusion

 Without Operating system the computers cannot run the

application and we cannot do work in the computer.

 Therefore Operating system is very important in computer.

Thank you