1.5.1 Operating Systems Flashcards

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What are the roles of the operating system? (5)

A

User Interface (1) File management (1) User management (1) Memory management (1) Peripheral management (1)

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What does the User Interface do? (2)

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Displays output (1) to the user and allows them to interface with the hardware (1)

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What is file management? (2)

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Allocating space in secondary storage for files (1) allowing users to open and rename / delete / create etc. files (1)

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What is user management? (3)

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Creating user accounts and passwords (1) allocating space in memory for users’ data (1) setting rules for what users are allowed to do (1)

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What is memory management? (2)

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Transfering data between different areas of memory (1) eg moving data from secondary storage to primary memory (1)

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What is peripheral management? (1)

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Allowing the user and operating system to interface with additional hardware (1)

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What are device drivers? (1)

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Software that allows an operating system to interface with peripheral devices (1)

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What is multitasking? (1)

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An operating system appearing to do several tasks at once (1)

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What is multiprocessing? (1)

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An operating system doing several tasks at once using a multi-core processor (1)

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How is memory management used in multitasking? (2)

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The instructions for the current task are moved into primary memory when needed (1) then moved out so other tasks can be completed (1)

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List three features of a user interface (3)

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A desktop where icons for programs can be arranged (1) windows to show file structures (1) menus to access applications (1)

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