Operating systems - Word Drop

The operating system is the main piece of ______. It manages the computer's hardware and other ______, such as processor time. It also provides a ______ that ______ run on, and lets the user ______ with the computer. Programs never control the hardware directly, they ask the operating system to do it for them.

The operating system has five main functions. The ______ lets the user control the computer by taking input and displaying output. Memory management and multitasking transfers programs and data between secondary storage and ______, giving each running program its own area so several can run at once. Peripheral management and drivers handles the data transferred between devices and the processor, and lets the operating system communicate with each device. User management allocates ______, access rights and security. File management names files, organises them into ______, moves and saves them.

You can tell which function is being carried out from what the operating system is doing. For example, logging in with a ______ is user management, and loading a word processor while music keeps playing is memory management and multitasking.