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.The operating system acts
as the interface between the user and the computer.
The two major functionalities of an OS are
1)Managing hardware/memory resources.
2)Providing an interface for the user to communicate with the computer
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∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 9y agoThe basic function is to supervise other programs, and provide certain services to them. This includes controlling access to memory, controlling which processes should run, controlling access to disk (and providing the functions to do so), etc.
Wiki User
∙ 9y agoEvery operating system does have one basic function. It is to organize and micromanage all the activities and jobs that go in inside of a computer.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago1. Storing and retrieving information 2. Performing calculations 3. Presenting the data in a usable format.
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What is a program that controls a computer basic functions?
The operating system
What type of software controls the file system on the computer?
The operating system (Windows, Linux, MacOS, etc.) is the basic software on your computer and that it just controls the file system on your hard drive.
Is the main function of the operating system to synchronize your computer with the internet?
The main function of the operating system is not to synchronize your computer with the internet. This is just part of the many functions that an operating system does. The main function is to coordinate all the processes in your computer.
The basic data and instructions used to start the computer are called?
It's a mixture of things. BIOS, CMOS, Operating system.
What is the master controller for all the activities that take place within a computer system?
The software that acts as the master controller in a computer is its firmware. Traditionally, this firmware was known as the ROM BIOS. It was initially installed on Read-Only Memory that could not be changed, and was called the Basic Input/Output System. Now that has been supplanted in newer computers by the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI).
What are the function of operating?
The functions of an operating system include booting the computer and performing basic tasks. The operating system manages the keyboard and mouse. It provides a graphical user interface.
Software that controls the computer's basic functions is called an operating system?
Operating System
What is a program that controls a computer basic functions?
The operating system
Software helps the computer to carry out its basic operating tasks?
operating system
The basic operations of a computer are managed by the?
operating system
What is a chip that wakes up the computer and tells it what parts it has?
The Basic Input Output System -- BIOS -- wakes up the computer and alerts the operating system as to which components are installed and the function of each.
What software controls the overall activity of the computer?
System software is a collection of programs and data that helps the computer carry out its basic operating tasks.
Why operating system is system software?
it helps the computer to carry out its basic functions
What allows a computer to locate an operating system?
The BIOS. Basic input output system.
The basic software that allows the user to interface with the computer?
the operating system
What helps the computer to carry out basic operating task?
system software
What is opereating system?
An operating system runs common services for computer programs and manages the computer hardware resources. An operating system is necessary to run application programs.
