Operating Systems Flashcards
1
Q
What is an operating system?
A
It is software which manages basic functions of a computer system
2
Q
What would computers be like without operating systems?
A
User-unfriendly and hard to use
3
Q
When a computer is turned on, where are the start-up programs located and loaded to?
A
They are located in ROM and are loaded into memory
4
Q
What happens to the operating system if no errors are found?
A
They are loaded into memory
5
Q
What does RAM stand for?
A
Random access memory
6
Q
What is anything you can interact with classed as?
A
Application software
7
Q
What does an operating system do?
A
Allocates memory to each process
