Operating Systems

Beschreibung

GCSE Computing (Software) Karteikarten am Operating Systems, erstellt von Kwame Oteng-Adusei am 07/02/2016.
Kwame Oteng-Adusei
Karteikarten von Kwame Oteng-Adusei, aktualisiert more than 1 year ago
Kwame Oteng-Adusei
Erstellt von Kwame Oteng-Adusei vor fast 9 Jahre
32
0

Zusammenfassung der Ressource

Frage Antworten
User Interface OS provides a link between the user and computer Graphical User Interface - menus, icons, windows Command Line Interface - user types in commands
Memory Management Manages amount of memory used by each application Without OS, applications wouldn't run, as not enough space
Peripheral Management Co-ordinates the basic output and input systems Device Driver Software allows hardware to be used by OS
Multi-Tasking OS allocates each program a slice of the CPU's time Also determines priority in which programs should use CPU Enables several programs to run on computer at once
Security Prevents unauthorised access through usernames, passwords Protects files from being read or written by other users
Zusammenfassung anzeigen Zusammenfassung ausblenden

ähnlicher Inhalt

Types and Components of Computer Systems
Jess Peason
Input Devices
Jess Peason
Output Devices
Jess Peason
Software Application
Dim Ah
A level Computing Quiz
Zacchaeus Snape
Weimar Revision
Tom Mitchell
Biology Revision - Y10 Mock
Tom Mitchell
Hitler and the Nazi Party (1919-23)
Adam Collinge
History of Medicine: Ancient Ideas
James McConnell
Geography Coastal Zones Flashcards
Zakiya Tabassum
Biology- Genes and Variation
Laura Perry