Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Colin's Components of a
Decent Operating Systems
- Security
- Every OS needs security to stop viruses, which
can potentially harm your computer.
- Windows
- Low but improving security. Still able to get viruses
- Antiviruses
- Norton Security
- AVG
- McAfee
- Kaspersky
- ESET
- Mac
- Cannot get viruses
- Firewall
- A firewall is a type of security system that
protects your computing by watching what goes
in and of your computer through networking
- Networking
- The link between other system
- Memory
- Memory Management
- Controlling where memory goes
- File Systems
- All operating systems need support for multiple types of file systems
- Device Drivers
- Device Drivers are important in an operating system
because they are used to connect software with
hardware.
- Printers
- Network Cards
- Video Cards
- Sound Cards
- Kernel
- Kernel allows basic control over all computer hardware.
- User Interface
- The User Interface (UI) is the
part of the OS where the
human can interact with the
computer.
- Examples
- Mouse
- Desktop
- Keyboard