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3. Short Questions 1. What is OS? Give an example. 2. What is a desktop ? 3. What are gadgets? 4. What is windows explorer? 5. What are floders ? 6. What is a window ? 7. What is an icon ? 8. Difference between GUI & CUI.​

Answer 1

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1. An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware, software resources, and provides common services for computer programs. ... Operating systems are found on many devices that contain a computer – from cellular phones and video game consoles to web servers and supercomputers.Batch Operating System, Multitasking/Time Sharing OS, Multiprocessing OS, Real Time OS, Distributed OS, Network OS & Mobile OS.
2. A desktop computer is a personal computer designed for regular use at a single location on or near a desk due to its size and power requirements.
4. A gadget is a mechanical device or any ingenious article. Gadgets are sometimes referred to as gizmos
5. File Explorer, previously known as Windows Explorer, is a file manager application that is included with releases of the Microsoft Windows operating system from Windows 95 onwards. ... It provides a graphical user interface for accessing the file systems.
6. In computers, a folder is the virtual location for applications, documents, data or other sub-folders. Folders help in storing and organizing files and data in the computer. The term is most commonly used with graphical user interface operating systems.
7. Windows is a graphical operating system developed by Microsoft.
8. An icon is a picture that consists of a bitmapped image combined with a mask or an alpha channel to create transparent areas in the picture.

GUI- Graphical User Interface. It shows graphics.

CUI-Character User Interface. It shows only characters.

Answer 2

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An operating system is a program that acts as interface between the user and the computer hardware and controls the execution of all kinds of programs.