list the basic task of an operating system
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Explanation:
An operating system is a software which performs all the basic tasks like file management, memory management, process management, handling input and output, and controlling peripheral devices such as disk drives and printers.
Operating system is a million lines of code, whose main task is to handle files. If you are listening song and reading this answer, then your mobile is doing multitasking, this is also a task of operating system. When you touch the screen, your phone senses the touch and gives your the response, this is because of kernel in your operating system. Kernel is the understanding between the hardware components and software in your system/phone. There are two types of kernel monolithic and microlithic. Android uses microlithic. Windows uses combination of both types of kernel,that is hybrid kernel.
The tasks are:
multitasking.
file handling.
error fixing.
security.
connection between hardware and software.