Purpose of Operating Systems & User Interfaces
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Which of the following best describes the purpose of an operating system?
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Understand what an operating system is, its purpose as a platform for software, the key functions it performs, and the four types of user interface - GUI, CLI, menu-driven and natural language.
17 slides.
Lesson outline
- Prior Knowledge Check
- What Is Systems Software?
- Examples of Operating Systems
- What Does an Operating System Do?
- OS Architecture
- Quick Check
- User Interface - GUI
- User Interface - CLI
- Scenario Question
- User Interface - Menu-Driven
- User Interface - Natural Language
- Comparing User Interfaces - Summary
Unit bundle1.5 Systems Software
