Question

Explain any two features of the operating system.​

Answer 1

Answer:

An Operating System is one of the most important and basic set of software required for a computer to function.

• It manages the hardware resources and provides some common services for both application software as well as users.

• It also provides an interface to the users to communicate with the hardware.

• It provides a platform for using other software.

• General purpose computer must have an operating system to install and other programs.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

Here is a list commonly found important features of an Operating System:

1.    Protected and supervisor mode
2.    Allows disk access and file systems Device drivers Networking Security
3.    Program Execution
4.    Memory management Virtual Memory Multitasking
5.    Handling I/O operations
6.    Manipulation of the file system
7.    Error Detection and handling
8.    Resource allocation
9.    Information and Resource Protection