Operating System-III

1. What is an Operating System (OS)?

An operating system is basically software that makes everything in the computer work together smoothly and efficiently. Basically, it controls the "overall" activity of a computer.

Operating systems have three basic jobs they must do:

•Control Hardware - The operating system controls all the parts of the computer and attempts to get everything working together.

•Run Applications - Another job the OS does is run application software. This would include Microsoft Office, WinZip, games, etc.

•Manage Data and Files - The OS makes it easy for you to organize your computer. Through the OS you are able to do a number of things to data including copy, move, delete, and rename it. This makes it much easier to find and organize what you have.

Operating System-II

1. What is DRAM? In which form does it store data? - DRAM is not the best, but it’s cheap, does the job, and is available almost everywhere you look. DRAM data resides in a cell made of a capacitor and a transistor. The capacitor tends to lose data unless it’s recharged every couple of milliseconds, and this recharging tends to slow down the performance of DRAM compared to speedier RAM types.