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What is the partition used by operating system to boot the computer?

Most operating systems uses the boot partition to boot the computer. In some operating systems, both the system partition and the boot partition are used to boot up the system.


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How does the operating system of a computer manage the computers resources?

One of the main things the operating system manages is the memory. The operating system contains a memory manager, dispenses memory to applications, and keeps track of what is used. It also consolidates and defragments the memory and returns relinquished memory back to the pool of available memory.The operating system uses drivers to match itself to the exact hardware that is in the system and to provide ways to use and manage the hardware.The operating system uses the storage drivers to provide APIs to manage disk I/O, and it uses file system drivers to manage the file systems needed to store files.


What are the advantages of multi-tasking operating systems?

multi tasking operating system saves time. increases uses productivity. easy data transfer to diffrent windows increases the cpu utilisation


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