Week 6- Operating Systems

The use of operating systems and determining which one will work best for my restaurant is extremely important. The main function of an operating system is to manage hardware and software resources, so it is an essential part of my business. Another part of an OS is the kernel, which manages memory, order of processes are executed, and information is received and sent to devices. It is crucial that we have a reliable OS because we will have innumerable amounts of financial history and general records.

Determining what kind of operating system my restaurant will have is an important factor. Pre-Emptive Multitasking will guarantee that every process will have some operating time; this type of OS is available on Mac OS X and Windows 7. It uses an interrupt mechanism, which stops the current process and puts forth a demand to determine which process would execute next. This would be helpful in trying to organize different aspects of the business. For instance, when trying to get the yearly financial reports done, the pre-emptive multitasking would be able to predict which process should be executed in which order.