Purpose of an Operating System

Question 1

What functions do the OS provide?

Answer 1

Provide User interface
Manage hardware
Manage software
Provide Security

Question 2

What are the parts of an OS

Answer 2

Kernal
Device Drivers
User Interface
System Utilites

Question 3

What is the kernal

Answer 3

The kernal handles the:
loading and unloading of the memory
Scheduling of tasks
File storage/management
Data Security

Question 4

What are device drivers

Answer 4

Device drivers are pieces of software wrote in assembly language that communicates with the pieces of hardware

Question 5

What is a user interface

Answer 5

A user interface is a way of a user interacting with the computer

Question 6

What three types of interfaces are their?

Answer 6

Graphical user interface
Command line interface
Natural Language itnerface.

Question 7

What is a GUI

Answer 7

A grapical user interface is a type of interface that uses graphical pictures, pointers and icons.

Question 8

What is a system utility

Answer 8

A system utility is a part of the OS that provides basic functions like file management services in the background without user interaction