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Why necessary to use operating system for computer?
Computer hardware communicates in 0s and 1s. An operating system (OS) is the layer between the hardware and software programs we are accustomed to using. Essentially, the OS is a human friendly interface that allows a user or administrator to command the resources of the hardware.
What are the layers of operating system?
Hardware is the Inner most layer of the OS. Then the Kernal Then the Shell
The OS is responsible for interacting with hardware?
As we know that the OS is used to operate every device through the drivers present in the OS. So without the OS we cannot communicate with the devices (hardware). For every device some drivers are required to run them and these drives are provided by the operating system. So by this we can see that the OS provides the interface between the user and the hardware, as user does not make the device work he uses the OS.
What is the layer between the operating system and the hardware?
the HAL
What is the Difference between a network server as an OS and a network server as a piece of hardware?
The OS is software, but the server is hardware. Pretty simple really.
What is the layer between the operating system and the hardware called?
MFT
Why do OS support all hardware types?
They do not. An OS is specific to processor and hardware type.
What layer of Windows 2000 is most responsible for interacting with hardware?
HAL, it increases OS integrity because more control is possible
What is needed to include into application code in order to run it on new PC without OS?
The Operating System provides a layer of code that talks directly to the computer's hardware. Your application should use the OS to work with the hardware. An application not using the OS would need to contain code resembling an OS in order to work in any usable sense.
What do you call a library of hardware drivers that operate between the OS and hardware that is installed on the system?
It sounds to me like you are referring to the kernel of the operating system.
How does the hardware interact with operating system?
Operating System have a major component called KERNEL that is designed to interact with hardware .Kernel acts as an interface between OS Shell & Hardware.
What layer of Windows 200 and XP is most responsible for interacting with hardware?
HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer). Limiting access to hardware mainly to the HAL increases OS integrity because more control is possible. With this isolation, an application cannot cause a system to hang by making illegal demands on hardware. (Source: CompTIA A+ Guide to Software Managing, Maintaining, and Troubleshooting. Fourth Edition. Copyright 2008 Course Technology, Cengage Lerning)
