... Each has 5 main tasks: 1. To permit applications software to converse with the systems hardware. 2. To enable the application (e.g word processor) to operate. 3. It manages system resources. E.g, it allocates RAM to particular tasks - and in a network, it decides what resources to give to individual users. 4. It monitors and observes the performance of the system, and gives prompts and error messages to the user. For example, it will tell the user that a floppy disk is full and that a new one will need to be used, or that the application is low on resources. 5. It operates utilities such as virus-scanning software. The software I used were Microsoft Word, to word process my reports. I used Microsoft Excel to do automatic calculations, which helped to produce my wage slips. I used Paint to produce my logo, I could have used a more professional program such as Paint Shop ...

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