CIS 1200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Root Directory, Microsoft Scandisk, Control-Alt-Delete

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Computing and Information Science
• Course: CIS 1200
• Professor: John Saville

Document Summary

Application software is a system used for everyday tasks at home. System software is a set of programs that help run the computer and coordinate instructions between application software and computers hardware devices: system software consists of two programs: operating system and utility programs. Operating system (os) is a group of programs that controls how your computer system functions. Manages computers hardware, memory, storage devices, monitor and printer. Responsible for the management, scheduling and coordination of tasks. Utility program performs many of the general housekeeping tasks for the computer. Microsoft disk operating system (ms-dos) (is a single-user operating system) it was the first widely installed operating system in personal computers. Single user to multitask which means to perform more than one process at a time. Real-time operating system (rtos) allows repetitive series of specific tasks to be performed in an exact amount of time. Fuel-injection systems, inkjet printers, voip phones, and medical devices.