Labels:box | bulletin board | crt screen | hakham | laptop | monitor | person | poster | railroad | road | shelf | sky OCR: 184 CHAPTE SECTION Operating System Basics AN OPERATING SYSTEM is an integral part of virtually every computer system fundamentally affects how you can use your computer. Can you run two programs at the same time? Can you connect your com- puter to network? Does your computer run dependably? Does all your software have similar look and Ifeel, op Jo you have to learn different set of controls and commands for each new program you acquire? To answer questions like these it is helpful have clear idea about what an oper- ating system is and what if does Section provides an overview of operating system basics to help you understand this essential part computer systems. FIGURE 4-1 OPERATING SYSTEM ACTIVITIES Windows (left) is typically pre- What is an operating system? An operating system (abbre ...
