Question

a) Define the following terms: Operating System, Bootstrap, Interrupt, Swapping
b) What is the difference between process and Program? Can the JOB and PROCESS used
interchangeably
c) If you want to add 3 options that you thought are still missing in Windows GUI, what would they be and why do you want to add them?

Answer 1

Answer:

• An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware, softwares.

• A bootstrap program is the initial program that the computer runs

       when it is powered up or rebooted.

• In digital computers, an interrupt is a response by the processor to an event that needs attention from the software.

• In computer programming, the act of swapping two variables refers to mutually exchanging the values of the variables.

• A process can be described as an instance of a program running on a computer or as an entity that can be assigned to and executed on a processor. A program becomes a process when loaded into memory and thus is an active entity.

• A process refers to a program under execution. This program may be an application or system program. Job means an application program and it is not a system program.
• Some popular, modern graphical user interface examples include Microsoft Windows, macOS, Ubuntu Unity, and GNOME Shell for desktop environments, and Android, Apple's iOS, BlackBerry OS, Windows 10 Mobile, Palm OS-WebOS, and Firefox OS for smartphones.

Answer 2

Answer:

An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware, softwares