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What is the main goal of an operating system?
What is the main goal of an operating system?
- Provide basic computing resources
- Define the ways in which the system resources are used to solve the computing problems of the users
- Execute user programs and make solving user problems easier (correct)
- Control and coordinate use of hardware among various applications and users
Which component of a computer system provides basic computing resources?
Which component of a computer system provides basic computing resources?
- Hardware (correct)
- Operating system
- Application programs
- Users
What are examples of application programs?
What are examples of application programs?
- Execute user programs and make solving user problems easier
- Control and coordinate use of hardware among various applications and users
- Word processors, compilers, web browsers, database systems, video games (correct)
- Provide basic computing resources
Who are included in the users component of a computer system?
Who are included in the users component of a computer system?
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What does the operating system aim to do with the computer hardware?
What does the operating system aim to do with the computer hardware?
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