Operating Systems Flashcards

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What is an operating system?

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A set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software.
It is the MOST IMPORTANT type of system software in a computer system. A user cannot run an application program on the computer without an operating system, unless the application program is self booting.

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