Correct Answer - Option 1 : It ensures that computer system components like hard disk and RAM never crash or malfunction.
Option 1: It ensures that computer system components like hard disk and RAM never crash or malfunction.
False, An operating system (OS) is system software that manages or ensures computer hardware, software resources, and provides common services for computer programs. It can not ensure the computer system components like hard disk and RAM never crash or malfunction.
Option 2: It works as a resource manager.
True, The operating system is system software that performs all basic tasks of a computer system. like: hardware and software management, file management, memory management, etc. operating system is known as resource manager because it manages all resources connected to the computer.
Option 3: It provides efficient and fair sharing of hardware resources among users and/or programs.
True, The operating system acts as a referee. It plays a management role in the computer system because it ensures fair sharing of resources among different processes and users.
Option 4: It hides details of hardware resources from programmers and other users.
True, The operating system hides all low-level details concerning the physical organization of the computer from applications run by the user.
Hence the correct answer is It ensures that computer system components like hard disk and RAM never crash or malfunction.
