1.3 Operating the
Computer
The operating system
is the software that supervises and controls the hardware. When we turn on the
computer it goes through a series of checks to see what is connected to it eg
keyboard, monitor, diskdrives etc. Loading the operating system is called
booting. To shut down a machine you must exit programs properly. ALT+F4 is a
shortcut to shut programs and the machine down.
The Graphical User
Interface (GUI) was first used on Apple and Macintosh machines and then was
adopted by IBM compatible machines using Windows. Character User Interface (CUI) displays only characters on the
screen. MS DOS is an example of this.
True or
False? Write out the true sentences and change the false sentences so that they
are true.
|
The first step in starting up a computer is to turn it on |
|
All computers need an operating system |
|
The operating system is the hardware that supervises and controls the software |
|
The operating system is automatically loaded from the hard disk |
|
Finishing up the computer is referred to as booting the system |
|
An icon is a small symbol or picture that represents a series of instructions or programs |
|
GUI is commonly referred to as a WIMP environment |
|
CUI uses icons and windows |
|
MS-DOS is a command-line operating system that uses CUI |
|
To close an application, simply turn the computer off |