Question

Which of the following describes the operating system?

Answer 1

The choices are:

A. software that can retrieve information from a database. 
B. hardware that can scan and convert photographs into digital files. 
C. software that controls the allocation and usage of hardware. 
D. Hardware that can record and send images across the internet.

The statement that best describes an operating system would be:

C. software that controls the allocation and usage of hardware. 

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Answer 2

An operating system or simply O.S is responsible for managing software and hardware resources.

In hardware OS is responsible for managing RAM ( Random access memory), ROM ( Read only memory) CPU usage and other connected peripherals.

In software OS is responsible to allocate these resources to different processes and background services that are working on a PC