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Operating

System

Ifunanya Iloh
Objective
s
At the end of this lesson, students should be able to;

1.Define operating system


2.Mention the types of operating system
3.State the functions of the operating systems
4.Mention some common operating systems in pc and
mobile phones
Operating System

An operating system is a set of program designed to


manage the computer resources efficiently.
Operating systems are types of system software.
Operating systems are set of programs that controls
the way a computer works and runs other programs.
Types of operating System
1. Single-user/single task OS: This allows only one user at
a time, and only one task could be carried out on it. E.g Ms-
DOS
2. Single-user/multi-task OS: This allows only one user at
a time, and more than one task could be carried out on it. E.g
Windows OS.
3. Multi-user/multi-task OS: This allows more than one
user at a time, and more than one task can be carried out on
it. E.g UNIX
4. Network OS: This OS is very similar to the multi-user
multi-task system. The main difference is that here all the
Examples of Operating
Systems
Mobile Phone Operating
PC Operating
System
Systems
1. Ms Windows: Windows XP, 1. Android OS: Marshmallow
(version 6.0), etc
Windows 2000, etc 2. Apple OS: Iphone 7, 8, etc
2. Linux: Desktops 3. Microsoft Windows Phone:
3. Mac OS: Yosemite (2014), Windows phone 7, etc.
4. Blackberry OS: Blackberry
Lion (2011), etc.
secure OS.
Functions Of Operating System

1. It tells the computer processor how to operate


2. It co-ordinates hardware and software activities
3. It allocates or assigns resources
4. It monitors the system activities such as system
performance and security
5. Memory management: The OS allocates adequate
memory for running a particular program.
6. Storage/file management
7. It controls the input and output functions such as
how keyboard, joystick, mouse, monitor and printer
functions, etc
Assignmen
t
Write the brand name of
your Parents’/Guardians
mobile phones and the
operating system you
feel they are running on.
ICT Project for JSS 1
Using your school email as an ICT software, write
the reasons why you think the Computer Ethics
Institute created the 10 commandments.

Send it to: [email protected]

NB: Your name and class should be the subject of


your mail.

Eg : Ifunanya Iloh - JSS 1 Rose

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