Operating System
CCCU1113 Fundamentals of Information Technology
,Intended Learning Outcomes
Understand the role of the operating system in a computer system.
Give a definition of an operating system.
Understand the process of bootstrapping to load the operating system into
memory.
List the components of an operating system.
Discuss the role of the memory manager in an operating system.
Discuss the role of the process manager in an operating system.
Discuss the role of the device manager in an operating system.
Discuss the role of the file manager in an operating system.
Understand the main features of three common operating systems: UNIX, Linux,
and Windows.
,Computer
A system composed of two major components:
1. Hardware: The physical equipment.
2. Software: The collection of programs that allows
the hardware to do its job.
, Operating System (OS)
A set of computer programs that controls the
computer hardware and acts as an interface to
application software.
E.g., Windows, GNU/Linux, macOS, Android, iOS,
etc.
CCCU1113 Fundamentals of Information Technology
,Intended Learning Outcomes
Understand the role of the operating system in a computer system.
Give a definition of an operating system.
Understand the process of bootstrapping to load the operating system into
memory.
List the components of an operating system.
Discuss the role of the memory manager in an operating system.
Discuss the role of the process manager in an operating system.
Discuss the role of the device manager in an operating system.
Discuss the role of the file manager in an operating system.
Understand the main features of three common operating systems: UNIX, Linux,
and Windows.
,Computer
A system composed of two major components:
1. Hardware: The physical equipment.
2. Software: The collection of programs that allows
the hardware to do its job.
, Operating System (OS)
A set of computer programs that controls the
computer hardware and acts as an interface to
application software.
E.g., Windows, GNU/Linux, macOS, Android, iOS,
etc.
