Operating Systems 1/4

The operating system is a set of programs that accompany the computer and that allows to manage both hardware and software as well as communications between the user and the team. To do these tasks, the operating system must perform fundamentally the following functions: 

-MANAGEMENT OF HARDWARE RESOURCES. Directs and coordinates the operation of all computer resources. 

-PRESENTS THE USER INTERFACE. It provides a form of communication between the user and the machine. 

-MANAGE THE ARCHIVES. It is responsible for storing the data in the storage units and performs the tasks related to its manipulation.

-ADMINISTER THE TASKS OR PROCESSES. Operating systems are multitasking so you must regulate the allocation of different resources between the tasks in execution.

-MANAGE THE PROGRAMS. It allows its installation, update and install programs. It also loads, initiates, supervises, controls and ends the execution of programs.
 
-CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS BY NETWORK. It allows connection and communication between the different devices connected in the network.