Ordonner les Mots Introduction to Operating SystemsVersion en ligne The Role of Operating Systems par Monica Nash 1 What three very different things need to work together for a computer to function? software , Hardware human , work being application together need and to a . , , . 2 Why do computers use operating systems? and in , meaningful , way software hardware each people with other interface So a can , , 3 What do most modern operating systems use so humans can understand computers? where user A and , computer the files are interface represented graphical and software by text pictures on , 4 How do operating systems provide an interface between the computer's hardware and application software? in and it software the hardware passes to understand operating system from the it can a takes data The on way . . 5 Why do operating systems have disk management software software and organized Disk helps maintained storage keep well devices management . . 6 How does the Operating System make sure that each process is sent to the CPU in an orderly way? it kill the up so can clog process The computer's doesn't system resources the operating . . 7 How does the operating system manage applications installed on a system? configure has and delete view to , OS , applications tools The . , , . 8 What are "services" the run automatically Processes in that background . . 9 How are drivers like interpreters? and help the Drivers hardware speak the the OS same language to . . 10 Why do operating systems use antivirus and antimalware software? computer accessing the prevent from To malicious files . . 11 What are the two most common operating systems for mobile devices? Android iOS and 12 What is firmware? Firmware an operating embedded system is . . 13 What types of devices use firmware? consoles have , smart , Gaming televisions and , called cars embedded systems firmware operating . , , , . 14 What does a special type of software called a hypervisor do? hypervisor the called operating in to A virtualization systems on hardware process same a run used can multiple be . .