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The document discusses operating systems and their functions. It asks several multiple choice and short answer questions. [1] An operating system is software that manages computer memory, processes, hardware and software. It controls input devices like keyboards and output devices like printers. [2] When a user double clicks a document icon, the operating system locates the file on the hard drive, loads it into RAM and opens the associated application. [3]

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New q1 Operating Systems

The document discusses operating systems and their functions. It asks several multiple choice and short answer questions. [1] An operating system is software that manages computer memory, processes, hardware and software. It controls input devices like keyboards and output devices like printers. [2] When a user double clicks a document icon, the operating system locates the file on the hard drive, loads it into RAM and opens the associated application. [3]

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Name: Manuel Rodriguez Fernandez-Montenegro Form: 11T opA / opB Software: Operating Systems

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Operating Systems.
a) Is an operating system an example of hardware or software? Explain your answer
It is the most important software that runs on a computer since it manages the computer's memory and
processes, as well as all of its software and hardware. [2]
b) In what kind of computer memory would the operating system be in the following circumstances?
i. When the computer is turned off: ROM.
ii. When someone is running the computer: RAM and ROM. [2]
c) One of the tasks of an operating system is to control peripheral devices:
i. State one example of an input peripheral device: Keyboard [1]
ii. State one example of an output peripheral device: Printer [1]
d) Explain what the operating system has to do in the following circumstance – a user double clicks on a
document icon (like myEssay.doc) and the application (eg MS Word) that created that document is
opened and displayed on the screen.
(Hint: You must refer to backing storage (hard disc) and RAM (main memory) in your answer)
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d) Apart from controlling peripheral devices and memory allocation, State three other tasks that are
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e) Most CPUs can really only run one process at a time. Explain how a multi-tasking operating system
enables a user to apparently be running more than one program at once.

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