Week 3
Week 3
I.PREPARATION: An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware, software
and provides common services for computer program
(Review / Motivation / Introduction)
II. PRESENTATION :
POINTS / INFORMATION IN SHORT SPOT HINTS
TOPICS
An operating system (OS) is system software that manages
computer hardware, software resources, and provides common
Introduction services for computer program
to operating Types of OS.
System (1) Single-tasking and multi-tasking
(2) Single- and multi-user
(3) Distributed
(4) UNIX and Unix-like operating systems
Components
The components of an operating system all exist in order to
make the different parts of a computer work together. All user
software needs to go through the operating system in order to
use any of the hardware, whether it be as simple as a mouse or
keyboard or as complex as an Internet component.
Components of Operating System
File Management. A set of related information that represents
programs, source forms, object forms, and data is called a file. ...
Process Management. ...
I/O Device Management. ...
Network Management. ...
Main memory management. ...
Secondary-Storage Management. ...
Security Management.
important features of OS:
Protected and supervisor mode.
Allows disk access and file systems Device drivers Networking
Security.
Program Execution.
Memory management Virtual Memory Multitasking.
Handling I/O operations.
Manipulation of the file system.
Error Detection and handling.
Resource allocation.
POINTS / INFORMATION IN SHORT SPOT HINTS
TOPICS
The motherboard is defined as a circuit board for the computer
Function of system, also called logic board or main board.
Motherboard components
motherboard
Expansion slots (PCI Express, PCI, and AGP)
components 3-pin case fan connectors. Back pane connectors.
Heat sink. 4-pin (P4) power connector.
and various Inductor. Capacitor.
processors.
A processor (CPU) is the logic circuitry that responds to and
processes the basic instructions that drive a computer. The
CPU is seen as the main and most crucial integrated circuitry
(IC) chip in a computer, as it is responsible for interpreting most
of computers commands.