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LALA INTERNATIONATL SCHOOL

DATA PROCESSING

SECOND TERM SS ONE NOTE

OPERATING SYSTEM
An operating system, or "OS", is software that communicates with the hardware
and allows other programs to run. An operating system is software that manages
the computer hardware and provides common services for execution of various
application software, operating system acts as an intermediary between
application programs and the computer hardware. An operating system is a
program that after being loaded into the computer by a boot program, manages all
the other programs in a computer.

Types of operating system


1. Single user operating system
2. Multi-user operating system
3. Multi-tasking operating system
4. Command based OS
5. Network operating system
6. GUI
1. Single-user operating system:
A single user operating system is an operating system that is designed to manage
the computer resource and allocates them to one user. Examples are MS-DOS,
Some versions of windows operating system etc.
2. Multi-user operating system:
It is an operating system that allows access by multiple users of a computer. This
operating system allows more than one user to run several programs at the same
time.
3. Multi-tasking operating system:
This type of OS, many application may be simultaneously loaded and used in the
memory.
While the processor handles only one application at a particular time, it is capable
of switching between the applications effectively to apparently execute each
application. Examples are all windows operating system.
In summary, an operating system can be categorized into two, namely:
1. Command based operating system.
2. Graphical user interface (GUI)
Each of the types of the operating system either falls under the command-based
operating system or Graphical user interface (GUI).

Examples of operating system


Common examples of operating system
• Ms-Windows (Microsoft window):
It is a single user GUI operating system. That is, only one person can use the
system at a time.
 UNIX (A multiuser command line operating system)
• Novell Netware (is a command-line Network Operating System)
• Linux: A GUI/ Command line multiuser and network operating system.
• XENIX: A Unix based multiuser operating system.
• MS-DOS (Microsoft Disk operating system):This is a single user operating
system.
There are many different operating systems. Each does the same thing: they
control all input, processing and output.
*User-friendly is a relative term. The current GUI interfaces provided by
Windows and Mac operating systems are more friendly than the previous DOS
systems, but still, require us to conform to their specifications (use of a keyboard
or mouse instead of voice and/or handwriting recognition).

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