Allowing the user to perform more than one
task at any time. Allocating jobs to the
processor
Security
Allowing only certain users to certain programs. Use of usernames
and passwords. Access levels - certain users are allowed to do certain
things. EG. Teacher uses YouTube , Students can't
Memory Management
Managing and allocating memory
to programs that need it and free
it if no longer needed...put the
memory in the RAM or not
User Interface
How the user and computer system interact with
each other. How to give commands - usually
GUI's (Graphical User Interface)
Peripheral Management
Identifies the peripheral device and
connects it to and works with the
computer in some way