Jagdesh
Answered On : Jul 7th, 2005
Sir,
I found these materils very much useful for me..
If u have any other related materials can i have those??
Can i Know which book are you reffering??
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prathushareddy
Answered On : Sep 6th, 2005
OS is an interface between user and computer. It is a manager of all resources and memory allocation.
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C.A.MURALI MOHAN
Answered On : Mar 8th, 2006
answer:-it is the mediator between h/w and s/w.
it will work as command interpreter,memory manager,process manager.
command interpreter:-whenever we will type some data it will take from the keyboard and it convert to the language which computer can understand.and again it will display the result in which language user can understand.
memory manager:-it will allocate memory for a particular process.
process manager:-it will allocate time for a particular process.

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Anil
Answered On : Sep 22nd, 2006
This answer is very good , it helps me to update my knowledge
Thanks
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S.Visalakshi
Answered On : Feb 28th, 2007
1) Interface between your computer and the outside world
2) System tools (programs) used to monitor computer performance, debug problems, or maintain parts of the system.
3) A set of libraries or functions which programs may use to perform specific tasks especially relating to interfacing with computer system components.
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Irfan Shaikh from solapur
Answered On : Mar 19th, 2007
OS is the interface betn h/w and s/w. The core of os is kernel it is not hardware not software ..it is firm ware..
command interpreter:-whenever we will type some data it will take from the keyboard and it convert to the language which computer can understand.and again it will display the result in which language user can understand.
memory manager:-it will allocate memory for a particular process.
process manager:-it will allocate time for a particular process.

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Gyani
Answered On : Mar 28th, 2007
OS is basically interrupt-routine handler!
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Raghavan
Answered On : Jun 24th, 2007
in more detail we can say operating system do:
scheduling
memory managing including swapping
interrupt handling
interface betweenuser application and hardware
errorhandling

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It is the platform on which all the applicatins run OR use hardware resources
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User View:
1) OS is designed for the EASE OF USE, an interface between the hardware and
users.
2) For maximizing Resource Utilization: CPU time , memory and i/o is used
efficiently
System View:
1) Resource Allocator
2) Control Program: manages execution of the user programs to prevent errors.
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Basically operating system is a system sofware and a set of instructions which creates a plateform for the user to interact with the computer hardware. It works as an intermediary between the computer hardware and application sofware.
Basically a user interacts with the application software, and application software interacts with the OS.
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Rahul
Answered On : Aug 31st, 2011
-Interface between User Copmuter and Copmuter Harware.
-create the environment to user can execute the process.
-intermediate between application and hardware.
-control the execution of application program.
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