Ordenar Palabras Introduction to Operating SystemsVersión en línea The Role of Operating Systems por Monica Nash 1 What three very different things need to work together for a computer to function? a , need human , software and together Hardware being work application to . , , . 2 Why do computers use operating systems? way hardware , each , meaningful can interface in with people other a So and software , , 3 What do most modern operating systems use so humans can understand computers? where represented files the , software by graphical and on user pictures are interface A and computer text , 4 How do operating systems provide an interface between the computer's hardware and application software? the The understand it hardware in data on from way system passes to software operating a it and the takes can . . 5 Why do operating systems have disk management software software devices keep organized Disk maintained management helps well and storage . . 6 How does the Operating System make sure that each process is sent to the CPU in an orderly way? system resources it operating The the process kill computer's clog up can so the doesn't . . 7 How does the operating system manage applications installed on a system? delete tools view OS to has , The , applications and configure . , , . 8 What are "services" background automatically in that the run Processes . . 9 How are drivers like interpreters? OS help language to and the speak the Drivers hardware the same . . 10 Why do operating systems use antivirus and antimalware software? prevent from To files computer malicious the accessing . . 11 What are the two most common operating systems for mobile devices? and iOS Android 12 What is firmware? is Firmware system an embedded operating . . 13 What types of devices use firmware? embedded and , Gaming , smart consoles operating , televisions called have firmware systems cars . , , , . 14 What does a special type of software called a hypervisor do? on systems A be to hypervisor process virtualization in a multiple run used hardware operating same the called can . .