operating system

Software {operating system}| can allocate CPU resources. Operating systems determine peripheral number and type. They handle input-output operations, manipulate and process files, manage and allocate memory, begin and end jobs, and keep accounting, data-loading, job-priority, error-checking, backup, and recovery records. They put system description {system configuration} in memory. They can execute several programs at once {multiprogramming}, using swapping and executive control. They can allot maximum time {timeslicing} to program before switching to another. Operating systems can have application programs, which perform business or fundamental functions.

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