[高等教育]os-chap01A.pptVIP

Part One Overview School of Software, Hunan University Part One Overview What operating systems are, what they do An operating system is a program that acts as an intermediary between the user of a computer and the computer hardware. The purpose of an operating system is to provide an environment in which a user can execute programs in a convenient and efficient manner. How the concept of an operating system has developed Trace the development of operating systems How they are designed and constructed What the common features of an operating system are Identify and explore some common classes