How Computers Work · Course 3
How an Operating System Works
Processes, accounts, permissions and drivers, made clear.
- 1Programs and Processes10 min · What the operating system does, and how it runs many apps at once.
- 2Users and Admin Rights10 min · Standard and administrator accounts, and the box that asks first.
- 3File and App Permissions9 min · Who can open or change a file, and why apps ask before they look.
- 4Drivers and Updates9 min · The small programs that let Windows talk to your hardware.
- 5Challenge: The Family Computer12 min · Help a family make their shared computer safer.
Hands-on
Do it on the practice computer
Lessons have labs you can try in your browser, plus questions that earn points toward the System Thinker badge.
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