Objectives and functions of an operating system, Operating System

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a) What is an Input/Output module and what are the five categories their functions fall into?

b) What is an Operating System? Briefly describe the two objectives and functions of an operating system?

c) What is the difference between swapping and partitioning in Memory management?

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