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Need of Operating System:

In earlier day's user had to design the application according to the internal structure of the hardware. Operating System was needed to enable the user to design the application without concerning the details of the computer's internal structure. In general the boundary between the hardware & software is transparent to the user.

Usage of Operating System:

  1. Easy interaction between the human & computer.
  2. Starting computer operation automatically when power in turned on.
  3. Loading & scheduling users program.
  4. Controlling input & output.
  5. Controlling program execution.
  6. Managing use of main memory.
  7. Providing security to users program.
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