Operating Systems

Scribbler is an app specially formulated for the iPhone or iPad that integrates the freedom to draw and the ability to share one’s artwork with their peers via Facebook, Twitter, and Scribbler itself. Scribbler will include a number of effects, tools, colors, and texts to apply to each Scribble, similar to Photoshop.

This past week in our IST 195 lecture, we covered the material on operating systems. An operating system manages a computer's hardware and software while also acting as an intermediary between the two. The main component of an operating system is known as the "kernal." It is known for managing memory, order of processes executed, and receiving information. The operating system has numerous jobs such as providing utilities, a user interface, automatic updates, etc. 

We also learned about stand-alone operating systems, server operating systems, and multi-tasking. A stand-alone operating system is full operating system that works with a desktop computer. On the other hand, a server operating system manages multiple user accounts with high levels of security. Multi-tasking is known as programs voluntarily giving up CPU control to other processes. I hadn't known that when a computer goes "to sleep," all opened documents and programs are saved to RAM. I thought that the computer just stays the way it is and if it happens to die that the open information was lost. It's great to know these little tricks!

Scribbler is an app specially formulated for the Apple iPhone and iPad. The Mac operating system was invented by Steve Jobs. When applying the information learned in this week's discussion to Scribbler, it is necessary that the app be up to date on it's latest apple operating system. The iOS 6 update for the iPhone has provided a number of new capabilities for the hardware. The retina display, the multi-touch interface, and not to mention the glorious iCloud. With iCloud, Scribbler users are able to upload videos, pictures, artwork, etc., wirelessly. This way users can create a scribble on their iPhone and upload it to their Mac computer without a problem.