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Operating System Tutorial
An operating system (OS) is a collection of software that manages computer hardware resources and provides common
services for computer programs. The operating system is a vital component of the system software in a computer system.
This tutorial will take you through step by step approach while learning Operating System concepts.
Audience
This reference has been prepared for the computer science graduates to help them understand the basic to advanced
concepts related to Operating System.
Prerequisites
Before you start proceeding with this tutorial, I'm making an assumption that you are already aware about basic computer concepts
like what is keyboard, mouse, monitor, input, output, primary memory and secondary memory etc. If you are not well aware of these
concepts then I will suggest going through our short tutorial on Computer Fundamentals.
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