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Which function is most directly associated with an operating system?.
- A.Managing the computer's hardware resources and providing an interface for software
- B.Converting assembly language directly into machine code
- C.Providing only compressed copies of user files
- D.Translating every high-level program statement while it is running
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- Managing the computer's hardware resources and providing an interface for software
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An operating system manages hardware resources and provides services and an interface that application software can use. The other options describe particular translator or utility functions.
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