All language subtitles for 2_Components of an Operating System

A lot of us hear the term operating
system and think of the interfaces of our

desktops and phones, like the menus,
buttons and backgrounds.

Technically these are part
of the operating system but

it's a little more complex than that.

An operating system is the whole package
that manages our computers resources and

lets us interact with it.

There are two main parts to an operating
system, the kernel and the user space.

The kernel is the main core
of an operating system.

It talks directly to our hardware and
manages our system's resources.

As users we don't interact
with the kernel directly.

Instead, we interact with the second part
of an operating system, the user space.

The user space is basically made up
of everything outside the kernel.

These are things that we interact
with directly like system programs,

user interfaces, etcetera.

When we say operating system,
we're talking about both the kernel and

the user space.

There are hundreds of operating
systems out there, but

we'll focus on the major ones used in IT,
Windows, Mac and Linux.

Windows OS is developed by Microsoft and
used widely in the business and

consumer space.

Most pcs you buy come with Windows
as the default operating system.

PC means personal computer,

which technically means
a computer that one person uses.

But in today's world, PC is more commonly
referred to as a Windows computer.

So we'll just referred to a PC
as a Windows computer from here.

Mac OS by Apple is mainly
used in the consumer space.

If you buy an Apple computer,
it'll come with Mac OS preloaded.

The last operating system will dive
into as the Linux operating system.

Linux is an open source operating system
which means its software is free to share,

modify and distribute.

Linux is used heavily in business
infrastructure and in the consumer space.

Linux itself is actually a kernel
developed by Linus Torvalds.

Because of the way it evolved, we call
the kernel the Linux operating system.

Today, Linux has become a huge community
effort with developers all over

the world contributing to its success.

Because Linux is open source lots of
different organizations package their own

version of it.

Operating systems like Windows or
Macintosh, on the other hand,

are solely developed by
the respective companies.

We call these different
Linux OSs distributions.

Some common Linux distributions
are ubuntu, debian and red hat.

Another operating system that has started
to gain popularity is chrome OS but

we won't go into detail on that one.

Mobile phone usage around the world is
more prevalent than desktop computers.

One cool thing to call
out is that chrome OS and

android OS both run the Linux
kernel underneath the hood.

So there's a chance you've already worked
with Linux and didn't even know it.

There are lots of operating
systems out there and

they all share common characteristics.

If you're able to understand
the basic building blocks of one OS,

you can apply that to any operating
system and understand how it works.

In IT support It's super common to work
with many different operating systems,

desktop OSs, to smartphone OSs and more.

Before we get there let's
do a rundown of the basics.

The kernel does file storage and
file management.

You can compare it to a physical office
file where we store data in paper form.

A computer file is just data that we
store and a file can be anything,

a word document, a picture of song,
literally anything.

A file system is how
we manage these files,

just like in an office we use
a system to store our files.

We don't just put all our files in one
cabinet that would be seriously messy.

Instead we organize those
files in folders or

directories to make them easier to find.

There are lots of different types of file
systems which will cover more in depth in

future videos.

Another important function of
the kernel is process management.

We have many programs that we
want to run on our system.

To run them we manage the order they run
in, how many resources they take up,

how long they run etcetera.

Our kernel helps us do this with its
process management capabilities.

For example, you've probably used your
computer to do several tasks at once.

Maybe you writing a text document while
listening to music or playing a video.

The process scheduler is part
of the kernel that makes this

multitasking possible.

It switches the execution of each
different process on the CPU faster

than you can blink and

it gives you the illusion that
things are happening simultaneously.

Next up is memory management.

Our kernel optimizes memory usage and

make sure our applications
have enough memory to run.

The last important function that
a kernel performs is input, output or

IO management.

This is how our kernel talks to external
devices, like disks, keyboards, networks,

connections, audio devices and more.

IO management is anything that can
give us input or that we can use for

output of data.

If you've ever saved a file to disk,
click the mouse button or

used a microphone when video
chatting with a friend,

you've got the kernel's
ability to manage IO to think.

And that's the basic rundown of the main
functions of the kernel file management,

process management,
memory management and IO management.

Finally, we'll talk about the other
component of an operating system,

the user space.

The user space is everything
outside the kernel.

These are the things that we interact
with directly, like programs such as

text editors, music players, system
settings, user interfaces, etcetera.

By the end of this module, you'll
hopefully have a solid understanding

of all these functions
of an operating system.

Let's start by taking a deeper dive
into the kernel's file management