1.2.1.1 Operating Systems

Question 1

What is an OS?

Answer 1

• Operating System
• A program that initializes and tests whether system hardware is functional and then loads the operating system from the hard disk into RAM when the computer is turned on.

Question 2

What are some types of Operating System?

Answer 2

• Distributed
• Embedded
• Multi-tasking
• Multi-user
• Real Time

Question 3

What is a Distributed Operating System?

Answer 3

• This is a type of operating system which is run across multiple devices,
  allowing the load to be spread across multiple computer processors when a
  task is run.

Question 4

What is an Embedded Operating System?

Answer 4

• Built to perform a small range of specific tasks, this operating system is catered towards a specific device.
• They are limited in their
  functionality and hard to update although they consume significantly less power than other types of OS.

Question 5

What is a Multi-tasking Operating System?