Operating systems and processing — Grade 11 Information Technology Notes

Comprehensive CAPS-aligned study notes for Operating systems and processing in Grade 11 Information Technology. Browse the sections below to find detailed explanations, worked examples, and exam preparation material.

Sections in Operating systems and processing

Types of operating systems

Types of Operating Systems An operating system (OS) is the most important piece of software on any computer. It manages your hardware, runs your applications, and provides the interface you interact…

Compilers, interpreters and processing techniques

Compilers, Interpreters and Processing Techniques Your CPU can only understand machine code, a series of binary instructions. Since humans write programs in high-level programming languages that are…

Virtual memory and virtualisation

Virtual Memory and Virtualisation When your computer does not have enough RAM to handle all running programs, it can borrow space from the hard drive to create virtual memory. Separately, entire…

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