Topic 8 of 19
The operating system
What the specification covers
Unit 1 (AS)Fundamentals of Computer Science
- The kernel and resource management
- User interfaces
- Directories and file attributes
- Utility software
- Batch, real-time and transaction modes
Unit 4 (A2)Computer Architecture, Data, Communication and Applications
- Single-user and multi-user systems
- Interrupts and priorities
- Memory partitioning and buffering
- Scheduling, process states and time-slicing
- Double buffering
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