COIS 1010H Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Windows Registry, List Of Utility Software, Application Software
30 Mar 2020
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Lecture 3 system and application software chapter 5. Understand the difference between system software and application software. Explain the different functions of an operating system and discuss some ways that operating systems enhance processing efficiency. List several ways in which operating systems differ from one another. Name todays most widely used operating systems for smartphones and other mobile devices. Discuss the operating systems used with mainframes and supercomputers. Discuss the role of utility programs and outline several tasks that these programs perform. Describe what the operating systems of the future might be like. This chapter covers: differences between system software and application software, functions of and general differences between operating systems, specific operating systems most widely used today, various types of utility programs, a look at future of operating systems. Application software refers to programs that allow a user to perform specific tasks on a computer: word processing, playing games, browsing the web, listening to music, etc.
