Operating Systems Concepts
Hello friends! This week's blog post is going to be a long one! I’ll be including a quick overview of many of the different concepts regarding the components of an operating system! Operating Systems Operating Systems Major Functions Operating systems essentially act as the manager and translator for the entire computer. Operating systems are essentially here to ensure that when someone wants to do something on their computer, they aren't forced to sit down and treat the function as if they were doing math on an abacus. This management is essential to getting the end product you see when sitting down to a personal computer. That said, we can get into more specifics. 1. Process Management- At the very base, we have the section that requires the most "translation." The OS creates and terminates different processes, allocates CPU time and memory, and manages the communication flow between different processes. In simpler term...