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What is the primary role of an operating system in a computer?
What is the primary role of an operating system in a computer?
- To execute applications directly on the hardware for maximum performance.
- To manage resources and simplify the interaction between user programs and hardware. (correct)
- To develop applications for various devices without needing hardware knowledge.
- To provide detailed information to application programmers about hardware components.
Which of the following statements correctly describes the relationship between iOS and macOS?
Which of the following statements correctly describes the relationship between iOS and macOS?
- iOS and macOS are both derived from the same core system. (correct)
- iOS has more system resources than macOS.
- macOS operates primarily on touch screen devices.
- iOS is a completely different operating system than macOS.
Why did Google choose Linux as the basis for its Android operating system?
Why did Google choose Linux as the basis for its Android operating system?
- Linux was the only available operating system at the time.
- Android devices require a completely new code base for functionality.
- Linux offered better performance than all other operating systems.
- The development costs for creating a new operating system were prohibitively high. (correct)
Which operating systems are closely related through their evolutionary paths?
Which operating systems are closely related through their evolutionary paths?
What is a characteristic of Android smart-phones in relation to Linux?
What is a characteristic of Android smart-phones in relation to Linux?
What can be inferred about the complexity of modern computers?
What can be inferred about the complexity of modern computers?
Which of these statements about UNIX is true?
Which of these statements about UNIX is true?
How are macOS and iOS fundamentally similar to their UNIX roots?
How are macOS and iOS fundamentally similar to their UNIX roots?
Flashcards
Operating System
Operating System
Software that provides a simpler interface for user programs to interact with the computer hardware and manages computer resources.
Computer Components
Computer Components
Processors, memory, storage (disks/flash), input/output devices (keyboard, mouse, display, printers, network interfaces), and more.
Operating System's Role
Operating System's Role
Conceals complexity from user programs and manages hardware efficiently.
UNIX
UNIX
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macOS
macOS
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Android
Android
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Linux
Linux
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Importance of Operating Systems
Importance of Operating Systems
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Study Notes
Computer Components and Operating Systems
- Modern computers include processors, memory, storage (disks/flash), input/output devices (printers, keyboard, mouse, display, network), and more.
- Managing these components directly is complex for application programmers.
- Operating systems (OS) provide a simplified interface to the computer hardware and manage resources.
- Smartphones and tablets (like iPad) are miniaturized computers with OS (e.g., iOS).
- iOS is similar to macOS.
- Android devices use Linux as their OS; the "Android" layer sits on top.
- UNIX is the most popular OS, with variants like macOS and Linux.
- Experiences with Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, or macOS are common.
- This book focuses on UNIX/Linux, with in-depth discussion of Linux in Chapter 10.
- UNIX (FreeBSD, macOS) had evolutionary development and Linux has a new codebase, similar to UNIX.
- Google adopted Linux to develop the Android OS due to the high development cost of a new, secure OS.
Operating System History and Types
- The book covers operating systems’ history, types, basic concepts and structure.
- Subsequent chapters will have more detail.
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