OPERATING SYSTEMS – Introduction
What is a single-user operating system?
What are the different types of Operating Systems?
What is a multi-user operating system?
Advantages and
problems of multi-user operating systems
What is a multi-tasking operating
system?
What is System software and what is Application software?
What are general categories of application software?
Revision Exercise 1
List FOUR things an operating system does.
List THREE home appliance devices in your home that probably have an operating system controlling their function.
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List FOUR hardware devices on a typical home computer that an operating system has to initialize when it is turned on.
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List THREE possible errors that might occur in a typical home computer that an operating system has to handle.
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State THREE possible basic routines an operating system might provide for handling a hardware device.
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List three examples of Systems software
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List three examples of Applications software
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