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Operating Systems Topical Questions and Answers: Form 1 Computer Studies

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1. The central processor and peripheral devices of a computer system are coordinated by the operating system
(a) Define the term ‘operating system’
• A set of computer programs that normally reside in the main memory and used to control the basic computer hardware resources & the operation of the entire system
• The main program that controls the execution of user applications, and enables the user to access the hardware & software resources of the computer

(b) List two resources/ components that an operating system manages
- Processor
- Memory (RAM)
- Secondary storage devices
- Input/ output devices
- Communication devices
- I/O & communication ports
- Files
(c) There are several types of operating systems in use today. State two examples of
Operating systems which you are familiar ( 2 mks)
- Disk Operating System (DOS)
- Windows
- MacOS
- Unix
- Linux
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