Operating Systems: Crash Course Computer Science #18

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

Digital Literacy and Computer Science

Grade(s)

9, 10, 11, 12

Overview

Computers keep getting faster and faster, and by the start of the 1950s, they had gotten so fast that it often took longer to manually load programs via punch cards than to actually run them! The solution was the operating system (or OS), which is just a program with special privileges that allows it to run and manage other programs. So today, we’re going to trace the development of operating systems from the Multics and Atlas Supervisor to Unix and MS-DOS, and take a look at how these systems heavily influenced popular OSes like Linux, Windows, MacOS, and Android that we use today.

Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 09-12

DLCS18.HS.34
Categorize the roles of operating system software.

Vocabulary

operating system software
interface
I/O (input/output)
data storage

Knowledge

Students know:

the responsibilities of operating system software.
that operating system software provides an interface between the user and applications and I/O devices.
that operating system software is specific to the purpose of the software.

Skills

Students are able to:

explain the purpose of operating system software.
list the responsibilities of operating system software.
identify types of operating system software.

Understanding

Students understand that:

operating system software provides an interface between the user and hardware and programs/applications.
operating system software is the most fundamental of all system software programs.

CR Resource Type

Audio/Video

Resource Provider

PBS

License Type

Custom

https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/operating-systems-crash-course-cs/op…

Custom License Type (URL)

https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/help/terms-of-use/

Accessibility

Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles

Approved Date

2020-03-20

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