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Computer Science Chapter Operating Systems
Seven

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Introduction

You use Operating Systems(OS) regular basis on computers, tablets,
smartphones, and even gaming consoles. In this chapter, you will learn the
concept of operating systems and how application system performance is
affected by operating system design. Also, you will learn about operating
system design and performance. The competencies developed will enable you
to solve challenges related to Operating Systems design and performance.

Think
Traffic light controller of a busy intersection for flow of cars,
pedestrians, and signals

7.1 Concept of Operating Systems

Case study 7.1: Photo sharing among club members

Members of an active School Photography Club have recently returned from an
amazing field trip to Serengeti National Park, where they took amazing pictures
of the environment and wildlife. They now face a challenge of distributing
their pictures to every student in the school. Members of the club use different
devices such as laptops, tablets, and smartphones with various operating
systems such as Android, MacOS and Windows to share photos of different
events. Hundreds of photos were taken, in different formats (JPEG, RAW), and
saved across individual devices. The club wants to share the photos online in
a way that is easily accessible to everyone. They also want to ensure that the
photos are organised, captioned, and properly credited to the photographers.

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