CPT304: Week 5 Final Project: Blog Post
Week 5 Final Project: Blog Post Aaron Bicknell CPT304: Operating Systems Theory & Design (IND2151A) Dr. Joshua Reichard January 31, 2022 The course, CPT304: Operating Systems Theory & Design (IND2151A), at The Forbes School of Business & Technology has given me the opportunity to review in detail the fundamental concepts of operating systems and prompted this overview for inclusion in this blog entry. Computer operating systems are designed to provide services necessary for the functioning of computers and processing devices. The textbook Operating System Concepts Essentials (2nd ed.) uses an anecdote to describe an operating system's job. The book states that "An operating system is similar to a government. Like a government, it performs no useful function by itself. It simply provides an environment within which other programs can do useful work" (Silberschatz et al., 2014, p. 4). While it may not ...