Operating System

[sasha]

Hello
could you help me please to understand this subject because I have an exam
on 16th of January
One of the goals of an operating system is to optimize performance by
making efficient use of the CPU time and memory space. Describe the
different ways in which the operating system can help achieve this goal.
Diagrams and a bibliography may occupy additional space.
Thanks

[r8500]

If you have an exam on it, doesn't that mean that you should have learned it?

BTW, this is definetely in the wrong section.

[Imperion1]

Moved to Community.

[comp_nut]

http://www.howstuffworks.com/operating-system.htm


How Operating Systems Work

by Curt Franklin



› Introduction to How Operating Systems Work
› The Bare Bones
› Wake-Up Call
› Processor Management
› Memory and Storage Management
› Device Management
› Interface to the World
› The Future
› Lots More Information
›


The operating system defines our computing experience. It's the first software we see when we turn on the computer, and the last software we see when the computer is turned off. It's the software that enables all the programs we use. The operating system organizes and controls the hardware on our desks and in our hands, yet most users can't say with any certainty precisely what it is that the operating system does

[urdvurk]

Diagrams and a bibliography may occupy additional space.
Wot, you want pictures and references as well?
You're not asking for much are you? :p

[comp_nut]

that link will keep her/he busy:D

[urdvurk]

And it has everything, even moving pictures! I am well and truly impressed.:D

[mireland]

Originally posted by r8500
If you have an exam on it, doesn't that mean that you should have learned it?
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[tasty danish]

it's getting harder and harder to stay awake in class these days