Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Assignment 1

1. An operating system (OS) is the software that manages the sharing of the resources of a computer and provides programmers with an interface used to access those resources. An operating system processes system data and user input, and responds by allocating and managing tasks and internal system resources as a service to users and programs of the system. At the foundation of all system software, an operating system performs basic tasks such as controlling and allocating memory, prioritizing system requests, controlling input and output devices, facilitating networking and managing file systems. Most operating systems come with an application that provides a user interface for managing the operating system, such as a command line interpreter or graphical user interface. The operating system forms a platform for other system software and for application software.

Personal Evaluation
It tells about the uses of operating system,and their definition.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system

2. Regional bank might decide to buy a six server computer than a one supercomputer:
-it easy to use
-can perform well

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