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Which of the following best describes an operating system?
Which of the following best describes an operating system?
- Software that acts as an intermediary between programs and computer hardware
- Software that manages computer hardware and software resources (correct)
- Software that schedules tasks for efficient use of the system
- Software that provides common services for computer programs
What is the role of an operating system in hardware functions?
What is the role of an operating system in hardware functions?
- It interrupts the application code
- It makes system calls to an OS function
- It acts as an intermediary between programs and computer hardware (correct)
- It executes application code directly
Which operating system has the highest market share for general-purpose personal computers?
Which operating system has the highest market share for general-purpose personal computers?
- iOS
- Microsoft Windows (correct)
- Linux
- macOS
