This lesson is the 8th in a sequence of lessons that cover topic 3: computing of the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Computer Science course. In this lesson, students investigate the role of the operating system software in a computer system. By the end of the lesson they should be able to list examples of operating systems, state or describe the functions of an operating system and explain how the operating system manages the CPU in scheduling actions. There is a significant amount of key vocabulary important for this lesson. The lesson plan is provided in PPTX, PPTS and PPT formats, while the learning mat is available as PDF, PPTX and PPT files. Note that some animation features are lost in the PPT formatted files. The lesson includes a ‘bingo’ bell work starter activity. The learning mat is designed to be printed in A3.
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