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SOFTWARE
What’s inside…
Operating Systems
Utility Programs
Language Translator
Diagram
User
Applications Software
Systems Software
Hardware
(Computer plus Peripheral Devices)
OPERATING
SYSTEM
Operating System
It consists of the master system of
programs called supervisor, that manage
the basic operations of the computer.
Multiprogramming
Time-sharing
Multiprocessing
Multitasking
Examples
backup of files for storage
recovery of damaged files
virus protection
data compression
memory management
Some Specific Utility Tasks
Screen Saver - it is a utility that supposedly prevents a
monitor’s display screen from being
etched by unchanging image.