专英5SystemSoftware.pptVIP

CH 3 Copyright 2003 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. System software Function of operating systems Categories of operating systems Utilities Device drivers Language translators Handles technical details without user intervention(无须用户的干预而处理技术上的细节) Collection of programs (种类) Operating system Utilities Device drivers Language translators Basic functions Manage resources Provide user interface Run applications Many different operating systems Three basic categories Embedded (嵌入式系统) Network (网络操作系统) Stand-alone (单机操作系统) Used in handheld computers (用于便携式计算机) Stored within device in Read-Only Memory (存储设备常用只读存储器) Example Windows CE Palm OS Network Operating System（网络操作系统） Controls and coordinates linked computers (将计算机链接起来并控制和协调其工作) Network Server (网络服务器) Coordinates communication with other computers (协调计算机之间的工作) Example Novell NetWare Windows NT Server UNIX Desktop operating system Controls a single desktop or laptop computer Can be part of network Works with network’s NOS (网络操作系统) Client operating system Example Windows XP, MacOS Microsoft Windows（微软操作系统） Most popular OS for microcomputers Designed for Intel processors Active Desktop Graphical user interface to OS Windows XP, Windows 2000 Windows CE Apple MacOS（苹果操作系统） Runs on Macintosh computers Designed for PowerPC microprocessors OS X Latest version OS Aqua (MAC OS的最新界面风格) Dock(船坞) Sherlock(私家侦探) UNIX（ UNIX操作系统） Originally ran on mainframe and minicomputers(来源于大型和小型机) Used for large servers on the Web (用于大型Web服务器) Popular alternative to Windows (提供了别于Windows的另一种选择) Several versions available Solaris 8(SUN公司的一种UNIX网络操作系统) Linux(一种可免费使用的UNIX操作系统, 运行于一般的PC机上) Specialized programs for system maintenance(一种维护系统的特殊程序) Fix system problems (修复系统出现的问题) Increase system efficiency (增强系统的效率) Protect system (保护系统) Troubleshooting(故障诊断程序) Antivirus (防病毒程序) Uninstall (卸载软件) Backup (备份) File compression (文件压缩软件) Accessed from System Tools menu (要从系统工具菜单中访问这些程序) Backup (备份) Copy all or selected files (复制所有文件) Disk Cleanup (磁盘清理) I