Question

_______ acts as an interface connecting the computer user to the computer hardware.
1. Compiler Software
2. Operating System
3. Internet
4. Utility Software

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Operating System

The correct answer is Operating System.

• Operating System acts as an interface connecting the computer user to the computer hardware.
• It is system software that manages computer hardware, software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.
• It sits in between the applications you run and the hardware, using the hardware drivers as the interface between the two.
• For example, when an application wants to print something, it hands that task off to the operating system.
• Following are some of the important functions of an operating System: Memory Management, Processor Management, Device Management, File Management, Security, Control over system performance, Job accounting, Error detecting aids, Coordination between other software and users.
• Some of the commonly used Operating Systems-
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Apple macOS
  • Linux
  • Android
  • Apple's iOS
  • UNIX