System Software and Operating Systems
Hardware vs. Software
Software within Hardware
Interface
The various levels
BIOS
BIOS (cont.)
Device Drivers
The Vast In-Between
Utilities
Utilities (Cont.)
Utilities and Language Translator
Op. Sys. Types of Interfaces
The kernel
Multi-this, Multi-that
Multi-tasking
Types of multi-tasking
Multi-threading and Multi-user
Multi-processor
System Management
Proprietary vs. Portable
Some Operating Systems
Some more OP’s
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