COMPUTER SOFTWARE
OPERATING SYSTEMS
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Sorts out data on disk drives
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Deals with security
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Turns binary in to denary
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Deals with transferring data from the CPU
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Detailed explanation-1: -If a computer worked in denary, then for each digit, it would need to be able to store one of at least ten different possibilities. At the hardware level, that would mean using some electronic component that could be in any of ten different states, to represent the ten digits from 0 to 9.
Detailed explanation-2: -The binary numbering system is used in computing and electronics because it’s the simplest counting method available. In addition, the binary numbering system is used to code everything from memory to images on the screen. Thus, it is the basis for the storage and transfer of data in most digital electronic devices.
Detailed explanation-3: -Humans tend to use the denary number system. This is the base 10 system that you are familiar with. However, computers work in the binary number system, which is base 2. Denary numbers must be converted into their binary equivalent before a computer can use them.