COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
COMPUTER ORGANIZATION
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Component of computer system
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Interface between user and hardware
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Provide platform for other software to run
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Used to keep our system efficient and trouble free
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Detailed explanation-1: -Operating system runs on a computer hardware and serve as platform for other software’s to run on it. The other software that run on operating system platform are known as application or application programs.
Detailed explanation-2: -A cross-platform application is an application that runs the same way on multiple operating systems. Every computer and mobile device has an operating system. Regardless of the type of the computer or device, however, their operating systems provide many similar functions.
Detailed explanation-3: -A multitasking operating system (also called multiprocessing operating system) supports two or more active processes simultaneously.
Detailed explanation-4: -Multiuser/Multitasking OS It is an operating system that permits several users to utilize the programs that are concurrently running on a single network server. The single network server is termed as “Terminal server". “Terminal client” is a software that supports user sessions. Examples include UNIX, MVS, etc.