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    The document provides information about operating systems. It discusses how operating systems are designed to run on desktop and laptop computers and manage computer resources like memory, processes, and hardware. The key points are: - An operating system is the most important software that runs on a computer and allows users to communicate with the computer without knowing its programming language. - The operating system coordinates access to the computer's CPU, memory, and storage to ensure multiple running programs get the resources they need. - Operating system tasks include processor management, memory management, device management, storage management, applications, and the user interface. - Popular open source software includes the Firefox web browser, Python programming language, the Linux operating system,

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    The document provides information about operating systems. It discusses how operating systems are designed to run on desktop and laptop computers and manage computer resources like memory, processes, and hardware. The key points are: - An operating system is the most important software that runs on a computer and allows users to communicate with the computer without knowing its programming language. - The operating system coordinates access to the computer's CPU, memory, and storage to ensure multiple running programs get the resources they need. - Operating system tasks include processor management, memory management, device management, storage management, applications, and the user interface. - Popular open source software includes the Firefox web browser, Python programming language, the Linux operating system,

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    The document provides information about operating systems. It discusses how operating systems are designed to run on desktop and laptop computers and manage computer resources like memory, processes, and hardware. The key points are: - An operating system is the most important software that runs on a computer and allows users to communicate with the computer without knowing its programming language. - The operating system coordinates access to the computer's CPU, memory, and storage to ensure multiple running programs get the resources they need. - Operating system tasks include processor management, memory management, device management, storage management, applications, and the user interface. - Popular open source software includes the Firefox web browser, Python programming language, the Linux operating system,

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    INFORMATION

    TECHNOLOGY
    RESOURCES
    OPERATING SYSTEMS

    ▰ Designed to run on desktop and laptop computers


    (Covered in this chapter)
    ▰ It's the most important software that runs on a computer.
    ▰ It manages the computer’s memory, processes, software
    as well as hardware.
    ▰ OS is the resource manager i.e it can manage the
    resources of a computer system internally.
    ▰ Allows you to communicate with computer without
    knowing how to speak the computer’s language.
    ▰ OS is the interface between the user and the machine
    2
    “ Without an operating system,
    a computer is useless.

    3
    CONCEPT

    4
    OPERATING SYSTEM

    ▰ An OS manages all of the software and hardware


    on the computer
    ▰ Most of the times there are several different
    computer programs running at the same time, and
    they all need to access your computer’s central
    processing unit (CPU), memory and storage.
    ▰ The OS coordinates all of this to make sure each
    programs gets what it needs.
    5
    TYPES OF OPERATING SYSTEMS

    Single User/Single Single User/Multi Multi User/Multi Tasking


    Tasking Tasking
    Allows multiple users to
    Allows a single user to Allows a single user to use programs that are
    perform just one task at a perform two or more simultaneously running
    time functions at once on a single network
    server, called terminal
    server

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    USER INTERFACE

    CUI GUI

    7
    DIFFERENT OPERATING SYSTEMS

    MS-DOS WINDOWS LINUX

    8
    OPERATING SYSTEM TASKS

    ▰ Processor Management
    ▰ Memory Management
    ▰ Device Management
    ▰ Storage Management
    ▰ Applications
    ▰ User Interface

    9
    FUNCTIONS OF OPERATING SYSTEM

    ▰ It boots the computer.


    ▰ Performs basic computer tasks (managing peripheral
    devices).
    ▰ Provides a user interface (CUI / GUI).
    ▰ Provides file management
    (the way OS manipulates, stores, retrieves and saves data).
    ▰ Error handling
    ▰ Handles system resources
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    OPEN
    SOURCE
    SOFTWARE

    11
    Note :
    Software designed for users who need to customize the
    programs they use

    12
    ● Source code is available to users.
    Source code is available in editable formats.
    User or Software developers can modify this code and customize it.
    However, certain guidelines are set by the application’s creator.
    Generally available for free but in certain cases it may be at a cost.
    Company releases open source version to build interest in the
    product before it is sold.
    The developer may also benefit from the comments and experience
    of many users who don’t work for the company but freely give their
    thoughts.

    13
    Open Source Software VS Commercial Software

    Commercially available software, doesn’t give


    access to its source code because the software
    is someone else’s intellectual property.
    As a result users often pay for it

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    Open Source Software VS Free Software

    Users enjoy the freedom to do what they like


    with the software.
    Freeware softwares also mean users can
    download the software at no cost, but they
    cannot make any changes in source code

    15
    ADVANTAGES

    ▰ High quality results


    ▰ Learning opportunity for programmers.
    ▰ More reliable ( bugs are identified and fixed
    quickly)
    ▰ Availability
    ▰ Free

    16
    Popular Types of Open Source Software

    ▰ Mozilla’s Firefox web browser


    ▰ Python programming language
    ▰ Linux Operating System
    ▰ My-SQL database system

    17
    THANKS!
    Any questions?

    18

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