HSA 4191 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Binary Number, Speech Recognition, Text Editor
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Management software the group of programs that manage the resources of a computer system and perform a variety of routine processing tasks. Function: is usually not obvious to the users (unlike application software); users are unaware of the important functions being performed by the operating system and by utility programs. Operating system serves as the interface between the human user and the computer: manages the functioning software and hardware. Functions of the operating system as well as application programs. Examples of utility programs : virus scan programs, screen savers, encryption programs. May be set to run routinely or require the user to initiate the program"s action. All software (application/system/ utility) consists of a detailed set of instructions describing the specific steps the computer is to perform. Instructions must be communicated to the computer in a specific programming language. Goal is to communicate with the computer in some prescribed format so that useful output can be created.
