Operating Systems

Operating Systems

Roles and Tasks of an OS

Multiple Select

In this lesson I am going to learn to ... ?

• Describe the role of the OS in a computer system

• Identify tasks carried out by the OS

• Distinguish different types of OSs

• Program an OS

Multiple Select

What types of software are there in a computer system?

• application

• system

• freeware

• shareware

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Choose all the essential components of a computer system ...

• Hardware

• Software

• CPU

• Main memory

• Secondary storage

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The most important software in any computer is called the

system.

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The main function of the operating system is to provide a platform to allow the software to

with the hardware.

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One of the main functions of the operating system is to allocate the

of the computer as required.

Multiple Select

Choose all the examples of operating systems below ...

• Windows 11

• macOS

• Android

• Linux

• Chrome

Multiple Select

Choose all the mobile operating systems ...

• Android

• iOS

• Raspbian

• Unix

Multiple Choice

Which word best describes the role of an operating system?

• interface

• connection

• relation

• unification

Multiple Choice

Choose the best word to complete this sentence.

"Modern operating systems provide a high level of ________ for the user from the physical functionality of the computer system"

• abstraction

• sophistication

• detail

• complexity

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Choose all the computing resources that are managed by the operating system....

• processes

• files

• users

• peripherals

• memory

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process management

organising instructions in

so that they can be processed

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file management

organising the contents of

storage

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user management

providing a user

and access levels

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peripheral management

interfacing with device

to control physical devices.

Multiple Select

In this lesson I have learned to ...

• Describe the role of the OS

• Identify tasks carried out by the OS

• Program an OS

• Test out an OS

Open Ended

Thinking Hard

What is the most interesting thing you’ve learnt today? Compare your idea to a friend's. Explain why yours is more important.

(press Shift+Enter to take a new line ...)

Poll

How much of this lesson have you understood?

• None of it

• Some of it

• Most of it

• All of it