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6.1 – Resource Management (HL only)
| Point | Description | More | |
| System resources | |||
| 6.1.1 | Identify the resources that need to be managed within a computer system | 6.1.1 | Video |
| 6.1.2 | Evaluate the resources available in a variety of computer systems | 6.1.2 | Video |
| 6.1.3 | Identify the limitations of a range of resources in a specified computer system | 6.1.3 | Video |
| 6.1.4 | Describe the possible problems resulting from the limitations in the resources in a computer system | 6.1.4 | |
| Role of the operating system | |||
| 6.1.5 | Explain the role of the operating system in terms of managing memory, peripherals and hardware interfaces | 6.1.5 | Video |
| 6.1.7 | Outline OS resource management techniques: scheduling, policies, multitasking, virtual memory, paging, interrupt, polling | 6.1.7 | Video |
| 6.1.8 | Discuss the advantages of producing a dedicated operating system for a device | 6.1.8 | Video |
| 6.1.9 | Outline how an operating system hides the complexity of the hardware from users and applications | 6.1.9 | |