The main purposes of operating systems?

Question

Identify the main purposes of an operating system, and explains why computing systems require operating systems.

Answer 1

manage the hardware and software resources of a computer. An operating system rationally processes electronic devices in response to approved commands. At the foundation of all system software, an operating system performs basic tasks such as controlling and allocating memory, prioritizing system requests, controlling input and output devices, facilitating networking, and managing file systems. Most operating systems have a command line interpreter as a basic user interface, but they may also provide a graphical user interface (GUI) for ease of operation. The operating system forms a platform for other system software and for application software.

Answer 2

dude. Is this your homework?

whatever man, The operating system controls and monitors the hard ware operations as a translator for software.

When you push SAVE on a program such as word, the document is saved to the hard drive. Well, the program doesn't understand the structure of memory addresses fragmented across many sectors being organized by the File Allocation Table, and compiled into a pointer object known as an icon in the directory of saved data.

So the program Word, simply asks the operating system to "save this for me dude!"

Answer 3

Operating system is like a link between us & computer programs & hardware. It controls everything in a system

Answer 4

Does a car run without an engine?
The OS runs your PC - you press a key, the OS carries out that command.