Software Lesson 2 - Operating Systems

Lesson Objectives:

 - understand what an Operating System is
 - identify different functions of an Operating System


Outcome:
Create a poster to show different Operating Systems and write on at least 3 functions

Starter:

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Main:

Red Task:
Take a Screenshot or Snipping of the completed quiz above and place on your blog


Orange Task:
Create a poster, using software of your choice, that includes:

• definition of an operating system
• images of the most common operating systems in use today
• a list of as many of the functions of an operating system as you can think of, here are some to get you started:
• Provides a user interface
• Booting the computer
• File Management
• Managing the hardware and software
• What else does it do?

Take a Screenshot or Snipping of the completed quiz above and place on your blog

EXAMPLE POSTER

Green Task:

On your blog:

Can you explain the functions you have just listed?

What is a GUI? What are it's the advantages and disadvantages?

What is a CLI? What are it's the advantages and disadvantages? 

Use these links to help you:

http://goo.gl/Lk8hwT
http://goo.gl/C4DOfh
http://goo.gl/wtprGZ
http://goo.gl/NtPggA