Operating System

Operating System

The operating system is a piece of software that manages all the resources of a computer system, both hardware and software and provides an environment in which the user can execute his/her programs conveniently and efficiently.

Objectives:

* Execute use programs and make solving user problems easier

* Make the computer system convenient to use

* Use the computer hardware in an efficient manner

Tasks that the operating system performs:

\> Program implementation

\> I/O Performance

\> File system manipulation

\> Communication

\> Error detection