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A C T I V I T Y: S C RA M B L E D W O R D

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W H AT I S A N
O P E RAT I N G S Y S T E M
(OS)?

An operating system (OS) is collection of


software that manages computer hardware
resources and provides common services for
computer programs. The operating system is a
vital component of the system software in a
computer system. Application programs
usually require an operating system to
function.
H I S T O RY O F O S

late 1950s 1960s 1981

*Operating systems *In the mid-1960s, *The first OS built by


were first developed operating systems Microsoft was DOS. It
in the late 1950s to started to use disks was built in 1981 by
manage tape storage. purchasing the 86-
DOS software from a
Seattle company*The present-day
*The General Motors popular OS Windows
Research Lab first came to existence
implemented the first *In the late 1960s, the in 1985 when GUI was
OS in the early 1950s first version of the Unix created and paired
for their IBM 701 OS was developed with MS-DOS.

early 1950s late 1960s 1985


FUNCTION OF OS

* Providing a user interface.

* Running applications.
* Support for built in utility
programs.
*Control to the computer
hardware.
Process Management

Memory management

1/0 Device management


COMPONENT
OF OS
Network management

Network services

User interface
Real-time

Multi-user vs. Single-user


TYPES OF
O P E RAT I N G Multi-tasking vs. Single-
SYSTEM tasking
Distributed

Embedded
A real-time operating
system is a multitasking
operating system that
aims at executing real-
time applications.
R E A L -T I M E

Responds to input
instantly.
A multi-user operating system
allows multiple users to access a
computer system concurrently.

Time-sharing system can be


M U LT I - U S E R classified as multi-user systems
VS. SINGLE as they enable a multiple user
access to a computer through the
USER sharing of time.

Single-user operating systems,


are usable by a single user at a
time.
When a single program
is allowed to run at a
time, the system is
M U LT I -
grouped under a single-
TA S K I N G V S . tasking system.
SINGLE- While in case the
TA S K I N G
operating allows system
execution of classied as
a multi-tasking operating
system.
DISTRIBUTED

A distributed operating system manages


a group of independent computers and
makes them appear to be a single
computer.
The development of networked computers
that could be linked and communicate
with each other, gave rise to distributed
computing.
EMBEDDED

Embedded operating systems They are designed to operate They are able to operate with
are designed to be used in 0 n small machines like PDAs a limited number of resources.
embedded computer systems. with less autonomy.
F E AT U R E S O F O P E RAT I N G S Y S T E M

RELIABLE. OPERATIONAL AT ALL TIMES. SHOULD COORDINATE AND HAVE GOOD


CONTROL OF INPUT AND OUTPUT
OPERATIONS AND THE DEVICES ON WHICH
THEY ARE PERFORMED.
ADVANTAGES OF OS DIS ADVANTAGES

 If any problems affected

Easy to User Intermediat in OS, you may lose all


friendly e between
use all the contents which have
hardware’s
and been stored already
software’s of
the system  Unwanted user can use
your own system
No need to It’s the
know any platform of
technical all
languages programs
LINUX

 An open-source, Unix-like operating


system that’s available for free and
easy to customize. Linux is widely
used across devices, including
personal computers, servers, and
smartphones.
TIMELINE OF LINUX

1991 1994 1998 2000 2004


Linus Torvalds Major The GNOME Canoncial Ltd.
Torvalds, a releases companies like and KDE Releases
21-year-old version 1.0 of IBM, Compaq, desktop Ubuntu 4.10,
and Oracle which makes
Finish Linux announce their environments Linux more
student, support for evolve accessible to
announces
linus Torvalds
Linux non-geek users
the Linux The Linux The SCO Group creates Git,
kernel kernel is
IBM joins forces sues IBM for $1 which
The Linux with Red Hat and billion, claiming revolutionize
relicensed Dell begins pre- Linux contains
under the GNU mascot, Tux, installing Linux copyrighted Unix s version
GPL is introduced on some servers code control

1992 1996 1999 2003 2005


A proprietary
graphical OS
WINDOWS
developed
and marketed
by Microsoft
t begins Windows
work on Window 7 is
s 1.0 is
a
release
released,
addressi
Wind
progra Windo
m d to ng ows
called manufa performa
nce 10 is ws 11
“Interfa cturing is
issues
ce in the from its relea releas
United
Manage
” States
predeces
sor, Vista
sed ed

TIMELINE OF 198
1
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1
9
1
9
2
0
2
0
2
0
2
0 202

WINDOWS
1 8 8 9 0 1 1 1 1
3 5 5 9 1 5 7

“Interfa Windows
95 is Windo Windo
ce
Manage released ws 8 ws 10
with a
r” is new user
and S is
announ interface, 8.1 releas
ced as including releas ed
“Windo the Start
ws” menu ed
and
MAC- OS

 A proprietary graphical
OS for Apple Desktops
and laptops. The Mac OS
kernel is based on the
Unix kernel, which was
the forerunner of Linux.
Mac OS X
Mac OS X mac OS
macOS
Server 1.0 is
10.2 (Jaguar)
Monterey is 15
is released, Sequoia
released, but released in
which October and is
it doesn’t
features a the first
is
have the
signature
new look macOS release released
with a named after in
Aqua user California
refined Aqua
interface
interface location Septemb
er

2001 2011 2022


TIMELINE OF
MAC- OS 1999 2002 2021 2024

Mac OS X
Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) is
10.0, the
released,
macOS
desktop
version for which Ventura
regular users,
is released in
includes is
March. Mac OS features like released
X 10.1 (Puma) launchpad
is released in
and multi-
in
September,
which includes touch October 2
an improved
Aqua interface gestures
and better
printer support
T H A N K YO U !
WRITTEN TEST

What is an Operating System (OS)?. 5PTS

Give the 4 function of OS

Give the 6 component of OS

Give the 2 types of operating system

Give the 3 common operating system

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