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