ON

DIFFERENT
TYPES
OF
OPERATING
SYSTEM
 WHAT IS OS?

 Operating System is a software, which makes a

computer to actually work.
 It is the software the enables all the programs we use.
 The OS organizes and controls the hardware.
 OS acts as an interface between the application
programs and the machine hardware.

 Examples: Windows, Linux, Unix and Mac OS, etc.,

 OPERATING SYSTEM OBJECTIVES
 Convenience
◦ Makes the computer more convenient to use
 Efficiency

◦ Allows computer system resources to be used in an

efficient manner
 Ability to evolve

◦ Permit effective development, testing, and

introduction of new system functions without
interfering with service
BASIC TASKS OF OPERATING
SYSTEM
Controlling
Controlling
and
and allocating
allocating
memory,
memory,
Managing
Managing
file
file
systems.
systems.

Prioritizing
Prioritizing
system
system
requests,
requests,

Facilitating
Facilitating
networking
networking
and
and

Controlling
Controlling
input
input and
and
output
output devices,
devices,
 SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE
OPERATING SYSTEM
 Error detection and response

◦ internal and external hardware

 Program development errors
o Editors and debuggers  memory error
 Program execution  device failure
 Access to I/O devices ◦ software errors
 Controlled access to files  arithmetic overflow
 System access  access forbidden memory
 Error detection and locations
response ◦ operating system cannot grant
 Accounting request of application
 Accounting
◦ collect statistics
◦ monitor performance
 TYPES OF OPERATING SYSTEM
SINGLE USER SYSTEMS MULTI USER SYSTEMS
 Provides regulated access for a
 Provides a platform for only number of users by maintaining a
one user at a time. database of known users.

 They are popularly  Refers to computer systems that

associated with Desk Top support two or more
operating system which run simultaneous users.
on standalone systems where  Another term for multi-user is
no user accounts are time sharing.
required.
 Ex: All mainframes and  are
 Example: DOS multi-user systems.
 Example: Unix
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