Operating System Basics

Programs that perform specific tasks

• Operating system

• Application software

• Computer hardware

• Output device Input device.

Software that manages computer hardware resources and provide common services for computer program

• Application software

• System software

• Operating system

• Computer hardware

Operating system and applications are examples of

• hardware

• Network

• People

• Software

Word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation graphics are examples of:

• Operating system

• Device driver

• Application software

• Computer hardware

Windows XP , Windows 10 and Windows XP are examples of:

• Operating system

• Device driver

• Application software

• Computer hardware

GUI is the term of

• Graphical user interface

• Graphical Unit Interaction

• General User Information

• General Unit Identification

--------------------in an operating system, is allowing a user to perform more than one computer task.

• Multiprocessing

• Multitasking

• Multipurpose

• Multi-user

--------------------is two or more users have individual accounts that allow them to work with programs and peripheral devices at the same time.

• Multiprocessing

• Multitasking

• Multipurpose

• Multi-user

--------------------the operating system can support two or more CPUs.

• Multiprocessing

• Multitasking

• Multipurpose

• Multi-user