COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER SOFTWARE

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What program is used to start and shut down a computer or mobile device, provide a user interface, manage programs and memory, and provide file management, among other functions?
A
An operating System
B
A File Utility
C
A System Utility
D
Application Software
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The operating system’s responsibility is to manage the processes running on your computer. This includes starting and stopping programs, allocating resources, and managing memory usage. The operating system ensures that the programs running on your computer should be compatible.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is an operating system? An operating system is the most important software that runs on a computer. It manages the computer’s memory and processes, as well as all of its software and hardware. It also allows you to communicate with the computer without knowing how to speak the computer’s language.

Detailed explanation-3: -An operating system (OS) is a set of programs that coordinate all the activities among computer or mobile device hardware.

Detailed explanation-4: -Operating system (OS) – a software that controls and coordinates the computer hardware devices and runs other software and applications on a computer. It is the main part of system software and a computer will not function without it.

Detailed explanation-5: -BIOS (basic input/output system) is the program a computer’s microprocessor uses to start the computer system after it is powered on. It also manages data flow between the computer’s operating system (OS) and attached devices, such as the hard disk, video adapter, keyboard, mouse and printer.

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