Edexcel GCSE Computer Science 2020
3.2.1: understand the purpose and functionality of an operating system (file management, process management, peripheral management, user management)
3.2.1: understand the purpose and functionality of an operating system (file management, process management, peripheral management, user management)
| Keyword | Definition |
|---|---|
| device driver | software which allows the operating system to communicate with a specific hardware device |
| file management | an operating system allows users to open, copy, rename, move or delete files |
| hardware | the physical components that make up a computer |
| operating system | software which allows a user to access and control hardware and run applications |
| peripheral management | an operating system allows different input and output devices (e.g. printers, scanners, joysticks) to be used by loading the correct device drivers |
| process management | an operating system allows users to start and stop applications and it shares CPU time between applications so that it looks like they all run at the same time |
| software | programs that run on a computer |
| user management | an operating system allows different users to log in and share a computer system's resources |
