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The document discusses the key components and services of an operating system. It describes 6 main components: 1) Device management which handles connecting and managing hardware, 2) User management which creates and manages user accounts, 3) Security policy which controls user access, 4) Performance monitor which tracks system resource usage, 5) Task scheduler which automates tasks, and 6) System configuration which customizes system settings. Examples and commands are provided for some of the components like listing devices and managing users.

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Osy Notes 4

The document discusses the key components and services of an operating system. It describes 6 main components: 1) Device management which handles connecting and managing hardware, 2) User management which creates and manages user accounts, 3) Security policy which controls user access, 4) Performance monitor which tracks system resource usage, 5) Task scheduler which automates tasks, and 6) System configuration which customizes system settings. Examples and commands are provided for some of the components like listing devices and managing users.

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CO_22516_Operating System

UO - 4
Mrs. [Link], Lecturer, Guru Gobind Singh Polytechnic, Nashik.
Services & Components of Operating System
Learning Objective/ Key learning

 Explain use of the given operating system tool.


Contents
 Use of operating system tools.
Use of Operating System tools:
 Operating system is the mode in the computer that turns the machine to a user
enabled service.

1. Device management
2. Users management
3. Security policy
4. Performance monitor
5. Task scheduler
6. System configuration
1. Device Management:
 Device management is the process of managing the implementation,
operation and maintenance of a physical and/or virtual device.
 When an external hardware is connected to the computer, then the device will
be shown at the Device manager tray or administrative window.
 The hardware may be of various types, like the printers, the USB ported devices
like pen drive, a Tablet or a mobile, a Mouse and a Keyboard or even a camera.
 All Linux device files are located in the /dev directory, which is an integral
part of the root (/) filesystem because these device files must be available to the
operating system during the boot process.
 Example: ls –l /dev above example gives the list of device file from kernel..
2. User Management:

 User management includes everything from creating a user to


deleting a user on your system
 Command line tools include commands like useradd,
userdel,usermod, passwd, etc
 Useadd: With useradd commands you can add a user
 Userdel: To delete a user account userdel command is used.
 Usermod: The command usermod is used to modify the
properties of an existing user.
 Passwd: A user can set the password with the command passwd.
3. Security Policy:
 This is a feature for large corporate and is in the ultimate version of the
Windows Operating System.
 This feature will not be seen in the home computers.
 One can find the local security under the Administrative tools, which one may
get access from the control panel.
 This option allows the administrator to provide access or deny access to some
users to some drive or software on those drives.
4. Performance Monitor:
 Monitor various activities on a computer such as CPU or memory usage.
 It is very tough job for every system or network administrator to monitor and
debug System Performance problems every day
 One can press Ctrl, Alt and Del at the same time, to find the option of Start
Task Manager->Performance
5. Task Scheduler:
 Windows can perform a task at a scheduled time and scheduled date.
 Not only one time does it work, but windows can do a particular task
scheduled every day at a particular time or at particular interval.
 One can find the task scheduler by going to the tools.

 From tools, one has to go to the control panel.


 From control panel, he or she has to go to administrative tools to find
the task scheduler.
6. System Configuration:
 One may find the system configuration by going through the control panel
from the tools.
 Or else can go to the windows from C drive and by double clicking windows
from there.
 In the windows folder one may find the System 32 file and within there the
'Config' folder.
 One may also directly go there by writing on run window just the word config
and pressing the enter switch once.
Summary
So today we learn-
 Use of operating system tools.

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