OS1: Operating System Fundamentals – Unit 1. Definition and Functions of Operating System (OS)

Introduction Having just read through the Course Guide, you are now to go through this first unit of the course which is very fundamental to the understanding of what an Operating system is and the role it plays in the whole computer system. Now let us go through your study objectives for this unit. 2.0 Objectives At the end of this unit, you should be able to: Define an OS State the major functions of the OS State the importance of the OS in the computer system./ Enumerate the various services rendered the user by the OS