PAMBAYANG DALUBHASAAN NG MARILAO Education Program

Abangan Norte, Marilao, Bulacan BTled Bachelor of Technology and Livelihood Education

OPERATING COMPUTER SYSTEMS WITH MEDIA AND DIGITAL LITERACY

Objectives:
1. Interpret Operating Systems with media
2. Classify various multimedia systems
3. Assess one’ own understanding in Digital Literacy

INTRODUCTION
Your computer's operating system (OS) manages all of the software and hardware on the computer. Most of the
time, there are several different computer programs running at the same time, and they all need to access your computer's
central processing unit (CPU), memory, and storage. The operating system coordinates all of this to make sure each
program gets what it needs.

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS

● Microsoft Windows ● Fedora ● HP-UX ● Tuquito

● MacOS ● Solaris ● Plan 9 from Bell Labs ● Android

● GNU/Linux ● Haiku ● Wave OS ● Debian

● UNIX ● BeOS ● Chrome OS ● Canama GNU/Linux

● MS-DOS ● Sabayon Linux ● Blackberry OS

Operating Systems
It is a collection of software that manages computer hardware resources and provides
common services for computer programs. The operating system is a vital component of
the system software in a computer system. Application programs usually require an
operating system to function.

FUNCTIONS OF OS:
● Providing user interface

● Running applications

● Support for built in utility programs.

● Control to the computer hardware

OPERATING SYSTEM INTERFACE TYPES OF OPERATING SYSTEMS
1. Real-time
2. Mulit-user vs. Single-user
3. Multi-tasking vs. Single-tasking
4. Distributed
5. Embedded

REAL-TIME
● A real-time operating system is a multitasking operating system that aims at executing
real-time applications.
• Responds to input instantly.
● This process is completely uninterrupted unless a higher priority interrupt
occurs during its execution. Therefore, there must be a strict hierarchy of priority among the
interrupts. The interrupt with the highest priority must be allowed to initiate the process, while lower
priority interrupts should be kept in a buffer that will be handled later. Interrupt management is
important in such an operating system.
● Real-time operating systems employ special-purpose operating systems because conventional
operating systems do not provide such performance.

Multi-user vs. Single user

● A multi-user operating system allows multiple users to access a computer system concurrently.

● Time-sharing system can be classified as

multi-user systems as they enable a multiple user
access to a computer through the sharing of time.

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● Single-user operating systems, as opposed to a multi-user operating system, are usable by a single
user at a time.

Multi-tasking vs. Single-tasking

● When a single program is allowed to run at a time, the system is grouped under a single-tasking
system.
● While in case the operating system allows the execution of multiple tasks at one time, it is classified
as a multi-tasking operating system.

Distributed
● A distributed operating system manages a group of independent computers and makes them
appear to be a single computer.
● The development of networked computers that could be linked and communicate with each
other, gave rise to distributed computing.

Embedded
● Embedded operating systems are designed to be used in embedded computer systems.

● They are designed to operate on small machines like PDAs with less autonomy.

● They are able to operate with a limited number of resources.

Major Functions of Operating System

● Resource management

● Data management

● Job management

● Standard means of communication between User and Computer

Elements of Graphical User Interface

• Pointer
• Icons
• Desktop
• Windows
● Menus

Types of User Interface

Pointer
• A symbol that appears on the display screen and that you move to select objects and commands.
• Usually, the pointer appears as a small angled arrow.

Icons
• Small pictures that represent commands, files, or windows.

Desktop
• The area on the display screen where icons are grouped is often referred to as the desktop because the icons are intended
to represent real objects on a real desktop.

Windows
• Used to divide the screen into different areas.
• In each window, you can run a different program or display a different file.

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Menus
• Most graphical user interfaces let you execute commands by selecting a choice from a menu.
• Two types of menu:
– Pull-down menu
– Pop-up menu