Role of OS

Operating system sycs

The operating system acts as an interface between the hardware and the programs requesting I/O. It is the most fundamental of all system software programs. Responsibilities of the OS include: Hiding the complexities of hardware from the user. Managing between the hardware’s resources which include the processors, memory, data storage and I/O devices. Handling “interrupts”…

Definition of Operating system

Operating system sycs

An operating system is a program that manages the computer hardware. It also provides a basis for application programs and acts as an intermediary between a user of a computer and the computer hardware. An amazing aspect of operating systems is how varied they are in accomplishing these tasks. Mainframe operating systems are designed primarily…