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Flashcards by Nathan King, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Nathan King
over 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What are the roles of an operating system? | -Manage The Hardware -Manage the programs that are installed and are running -Manage the security -Provide an Interface between user and computer |
| Multi-tasking operating system | Can run multiple programs simultaneously |
| Multi-user Operating system | Allows multiple users to use a a system and its resources simultaneously. |
| Distributed Operating system | Allows multiple computers to work together on a single task |
| Embedded operating system | Designed to run on embedded systems rather than general-purpose computers. An embedded system is a computer that forms part of a device such as a washing machine. |
| Real time operating system | Designed to carry out actions within a guaranteed amount of time even when left running for long periods. Usually the expected response time is within a small fraction of a second. |
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