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1.Introduction To Operating System

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1.Introduction To Operating System

A program that acts as an intermediary between a user and the computer hardware

An operating system, or OS, is a software program that enables the computer hardware to communicate and operate with the computer software. Without a computer operating system, a computer would be useless

Operating systems can also be considered to be managers of the resources. An operating system determines which computer resources will be utilized for solving which  problem and the order in which they will be used

Software controlling the overall operation of a multipurpose computer system, including such tasks as memory allocation, input and output distribution, interrupt processing, and job scheduling

1.1 Understand Terms and Concepts of Operating System

  • Batch Systems: No User Interaction 
    Batch System
  • Multi-Programming: Multiple Programs Loaded in Memory 
    Multi-Programming
  • Time-sharing: each process receives slices of CPU time 
    Time Sharing 
  • Interactive systems: provides quick response to user’s actions
    Add caption
  • Multi-user: distinction between users
    Multi User
  • Network OS: users aware of the existence of multiple computers
    Network
  • Distributed OS: looks like a traditional single-processor system
    Distributed
  • Processes, Files, System Calls
    File


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  1. Nishant Saurabh20 April 2026 at 10:15


    Super helpful guide! Mapping the OS architecture this way makes so much sense. The section on Workflows vs. Projects was a total lightbulb moment for me—it's way more intuitive than the standard manuals. Thanks for the clarity!

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