BTM 200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Graphical User Interface, Application Software, Menu Bar

• School: Concordia University
• Department: Business Technology Management
• Course: BTM 200
• Professor: Bo Yu

Document Summary

Chapter 5: using system software: the operating system, utility programs, and file. The operating system (os) is the main program that: Controls how your computer system functions and manages the computer"s: hardware processor memory peripheral devices. Provides means for software to work with the cpu. Provides user interface such as the desktop, icons, and menus is responsible for management, scheduling and interaction of tasks. These are programs that perform computer housekeeping tasks. Operating systems can be classified into four categories. Machinery that performs a repetitive series of specific tasks in an exact amount of time requires a real-time operating system. This type of operating system is a program with a specific purpose. Enables more than one user to access the computer system at one time by efficiently juggling all the requests from multiple users. A network operating system is installed on the server and manages all user requests, ensuring that they do not interfere with each other.