Information Sheet 1.2-1 Operating System: Install and Configure Computer Systems Developed by
Information Sheet 1.2-1 Operating System: Install and Configure Computer Systems Developed by
Information Sheet 1.2-1 Operating System: Install and Configure Computer Systems Developed by
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Operating System
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After reading this INFORMATION SHEET, YOU MUST be able to:
1. Know the meaning of OS.
2. Explain types of operating system and its function.
INTRODUCTION
Operating system is a system software commonly simplified as “OS”.
An operating system is the most important software that runs on a computer. It
manages the computer's memory, processes, and all its software and hardware.
It also allows you to communicate with the computer without knowing how to
speak the computer's "language." Without an operating system, a computer
is useless.
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How OS Works
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TYPES OF OPERATING SYSTEMS
Operating systems usually come preloaded on any computer that you buy. Most
people use the operating system that comes with their computer, but it is
possible to upgrade or even change operating systems.
The three most common operating systems for personal computers are
Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, and Linux.
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Before GUIs, computers had a command-line interface, which meant the user
had to type every single command to the computer, and the computer would
only display text.
Microsoft Windows
Windows 10 version 1903, showing the Start menu and Microsoft Store
Microsoft created the Windows operating system in the mid-1980s. Over the
years, there have been many different versions of Windows, but the most recent
ones are Windows 10 (released in 2015), Windows 8 (2012), Windows 7 (2009),
and Windows Vista (2007). Windows comes pre-loaded on most new PCs, which
helps to make it the most popular operating system in the world.
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History of Windows OS
Apple Mac OS X
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Brief history of macOS
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El Capitan OS X El Capitan was revealed on June 8, 2015, during
the WWDC keynote speech. It was made available as a
public beta in July and was made available publicly on
September 30, 2015. Apple described this release as
containing "Refinements to the Mac Experience" and
"Improvements to System Performance" rather than new
features.
macOS macOS Sierra was revealed on June 13, 2016, during the
10.12 Sierra WWDC keynote speech. It was released publicly on
September 20, 2016.
macOS It was released to the public on September 25, 2017. Like
10.13 High OS X El Capitan and OS X Mountain Lion, High Sierra is
Sierra a refinement-based update having very few new features
visible to a user, including updates to Safari, Photos, and
Mail, among other changes.
The major change under the hood is the switch to the
Apple File System, which is optimized for solid-state
storage used in most new Mac computers.
macOS It was released on September 24, 2018. The update
10.14 introduced a system-wide dark mode and several new
Mojave apps lifted from iOS, such as Apple News.
macOS It is the sixteenth major release of macOS, Apple's desktop
Catalina operating system for Macintosh computers. It is the
successor to macOS Mojave and was announced
10.15 at WWDC 2019 on June 3, 2019. Catalina is the first version
of macOS to exclusively support 64-bit applications.
Linux
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Figure1.7 Linux Ubuntu 18.10 Desktop Interface
It is a family of open source operating systems, which means that they can be
modified and distributed by anyone around the world. This is very different
from proprietary software like Windows, which can only be modified by the
company that owns it (Microsoft). The advantages of Linux are that it is free,
and there are many different distributions (or versions) that you can choose
from. Each distribution has a different look and feel, and the most popular ones
include Ubuntu, Mint, and Fedora.
Linux is named after Linus Torvalds, who created the Linux kernel in 1991.
The kernel is the computer code that is the central part of an operating system.
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OPERATING SYSTEMS FOR MOBILE DEVICES
The operating systems that we've been talking about were designed to run on
desktop or laptop computers. Mobile devices such as phones, tablet computers,
and mp3 players are very different from desktop and laptop computers, so they
run operating systems that are designed specifically for mobile devices.
Examples of mobile operating systems include Apple iOS, Windows Phone,
and Google Android.
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• Floating settings panel, that allow changing system settings directly from
apps.
• Dynamic depth format for photos, which allow changing background blur
after taking a photo.
• Support for the AV1 video codec, the HDR10+ video format and the Opus
audio codec.
• A native MIDI API, allowing interaction with music controllers.
• Better support for biometric authentication in apps.
• Built-in foldable phone support for apps and Android itself.
Ice Cream
4.0 – 4.0.4 18 October 2011 14–15
Sandwich
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Version Initial release API
Code name
number date level
No official release
Android Q 10 date as of August 29
2019
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SELF CHECK 1.2-1
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ANSWER KEY 1.2-1
Multiple Choice
1. A
2. C
3. C
4. A
5. A
Enumeration
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