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Function of operating system  It is a library of APIs that

LESSON 1 are related to multimedia
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 Modern Operating System windows
o Every computer has it
o Without it the user wouldn’t be able to interact with  Operating System Concepts
an application hardware or peripheral device or o Better understanding the capabilities of the
another user. operating system.

 Four Basic Function of an Operating System o Multiuser

o Control Hardware Access  Capability of having more than one user
 Is the manager of the interaction/ who who can access the programs and files on a
mange the interaction between an single computer.
application and hardware device. o Multitasking
 In order for the computer to access and  Capability of operating multiple
communicate with a hardware device applications simultaneously
 Device Drivers o Multiprocessing
 Is a small program that supplied with  Capability of having multiple processors
the hardware components and that application can share
contains the information required for o Multithreading
interaction  Capability of multitasking in individual
 Most of it is integrated in the hardware programs.

o Manage files and folders  Common Modes of Operations

 A file system is created by the operating o Real Mode
system located in the hard disk drive so  Operation is capable of executing one
data will be stores program or applications and addressing
 A file system is made up of numerous IMB system data
programs and data files which are usually o Protected Mode
grouped together by program in a  Capable of accessing the entire memory to
directory or in folders emulate the RAM
 A directory may consist of other  Multiple application
subdirectories and subfolders o Virtual Real Mode
 Made of operation is capable of running a
o User interface real mode application in a protected made
 Allows to interact with software and operating system.
hardware o Compatibility Mode
 Types of User Interface  Mode of operation is cable of recreating the
 Command-Line Interface environment of previous operating system
o CMD for application that are not compatible with
o The user interacts with the the current OS.
computer using a series of
commands  Desktop Operating Systems
 Graphical User Interface o Desktop Systems
o The user interacts with the  Intended for home and office use that
computer through the use of involves a limited number of users
menus, buttons, and icons  Types
 Windows 7
o Applications Management  Windows 8
 Located and loaded into the RAM by the  Windows 10
operating system for it to be used and  Linux
accessed by the user  Mac OS
 The OS makes sure that every application
has sufficient system requirements.
 Application Programming Interface (API)
 Set of guidelines ensures that the
application is compatible with the
operating system.
 Examples:
o Open Graphics Library
 Cross platform standard
specification designed
multimedia graphics