COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER SOFTWARE

SYSTEM SOFTWARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Key job of the operating system. Allows programs to be stored safely and efficiently. Restricts each program to accessing and amending its own area of data.
A
Processor scheduling
B
Interrupt service routines
C
Memory management
D
Backing store management
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The operating system (OS) manages all of the software and hardware on the computer. It performs basic tasks such as file, memory and process management, handling input and output, and controlling peripheral devices such as disk drives and printers.

Detailed explanation-2: -In operating systems, memory management is the function responsible for managing the computer’s primary memory. The memory management function keeps track of the status of each memory location, either allocated or free.

Detailed explanation-3: -An operating system’s (OS) primary function is to manage files and folders. Operating systems are responsible for managing the files on a computer. This includes creating, opening, closing, and deleting files. The operating system is also responsible for organizing the files on the disk.

Detailed explanation-4: -An operating system must therefore perform memory management to keep track of what programs are in memory and where in memory they reside.

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