KwickClips Computer Systems · 42 sec · free
What is a process?
Short answer. A program that is running.
What does file management control?
Folders and who may read or change a file.
OS management jobs
| Process: shares the CPU |
| Memory: shares the RAM |
| File: organises folders |
| Device: runs drivers |
Remember
| Process, memory, file, device |
Name the four jobs of an operating system. Here they are. Process management shares the CPU. Memory management shares RAM. File management organises folders. Device management uses drivers. Remember four. Process, memory, file, device.
This clip is from the full lesson: The Operating System: Functions, Types and User Interfaces — 8 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.
Useful for: CBSE Class 9 Computer Applications (165), CBSE Class 9 Information Technology (402), CBSE Class 10 Information Technology (402), CBSE Class 11 Computer Science (083)
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