# Operating systems and processing notes

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- [Types of operating systems](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/information-technology/notes/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](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/information-technology/notes/operating-systems-and-processing/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](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/information-technology/notes/operating-systems-and-processing/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…

## Other Information Technology topics

- [Systems technologies](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/information-technology/notes/systems-technologies)
- [Arrays and algorithms](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/information-technology/notes/arrays-and-algorithms)
- [Networks and communication](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/information-technology/notes/networks-and-communication)
- [String manipulation and date/time](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/information-technology/notes/string-manipulation-and-datetime)
- [Electronic communication](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/information-technology/notes/electronic-communication)
- [Text files](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/information-technology/notes/text-files)
- [Software engineering principles](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/information-technology/notes/software-engineering-principles)
- [Data and information management](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/information-technology/notes/data-and-information-management)
- [User-defined methods](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/information-technology/notes/user-defined-methods)
- [Database programming](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/information-technology/notes/database-programming)
- [Internet and WWW](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/information-technology/notes/internet-and-www)
- [Social implications](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/information-technology/notes/social-implications)

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