Operating System

It is the program that controls the execution of application programs and acts as an interface between user and the computer

• Operating system

• Device manager

• Utility programs

• Application system

It was developed in 1970s when microcomputers was introduced

• Windows

• Machintosh’s OS X/OS2

• DOS

• Unix/Linux

Windows 7 and Windows Vista are examples of:

• IOS Phone

• Android

• Microsoft Windows

1. Without the Operating System the computer is useless

• True

• False

An Operating System is a program that helps the user to communicate between the software and ___________

• Memory

• Hardware

Which of the following is not an example of an OS for Smart phone?

• UNIX

• IOS

• Windows Phone 7

• Android

Most people have this Operating System on their Computer System.

• UNIX

• LINUX

• IOS

• Microsoft Windows

The Operating System is a program that allows different ____________ and various pieces of hardware to _________with each other.

• application, software

• software , application

• application , communicate

• software, communicate

Hardware and software cannot communicate without the Operating System

• True

• False

____________a set of programs containing instructions that work together to coordinate all the activities among computer hardware resources

• Operating system
• System Software
• Application software
• Utility program