Computer Studies - Junior Secondary 3 - Differences between Disk Operating System and Windows Operating System

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson on disk operating system

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She outlines the differences between windows operating system and disk operating system

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She outlines the differences between windows operating system and disk operating system

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

DOS

Windows

DOS is a single-tasking operating system.

Windows is a multi-tasking operating system that supports several tasks.

Multi-user cannot be supported by DOS. There can be only one user at once.

Windows may support several users simultaneously by using the terminal services (e.g., Windows Servers).

DOS uses very little power.

Windows consumes a lot of power.

Networking is not supported by DOS.

Networking is supported by Windows.

To use DOS, we’ll need to remember a number of instructions.

No need to keep track of any Windows commands.

DOS does not support multimedia.

Windows supports multimedia.

Networking is not supported by DOS.

Windows has networking support.

DOS command execution is faster.

When compared to DOS, Windows functions are slower.

DOS allows just one window to be open at once.

Windows allows for many open windows.

DOS is not expensive.

It is expensive.