What Is The Purpose Of The Operating System On Your Computer?

Without an operating system you would not be able to use your computer. the OS provides the interface through which you work with the system. it passes your command to the program, governs the programs use of the CPU and memory. and communicate the output of the programs back to you. the OS also keeps the different programs processes running properly. the relationship among users, application software, operating system software and computer hardware.

the main function of the OS is to interact with all the hardware elements of your computer. to do this, it must have the appropriate device drivers.

what does this all mean in plain simple english? basically what this means is in order for you to use the physical parts of your computer. you need the operating system to make all those components in your computer work. by physical components i mean like the computer's hard drive. and the memory

the operating system is the middle man between you and your hardware.

some examples of hardware are: laptops. cell phones... did u know that even things like your tv, car, dvd player to name a few require an operating system to work with humans..

so an operating system is software to operate a hardware system.

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