1.You decide to develop a new operating system to be used on mobile phones. What characteristics does it need to have? Since it isn’t always possible to have every characteristic that you might want, what trade-offs are reasonable to make? 2.Imagine you are part of a school newspaper or school yearbook club. What application software would you need in order to produce your work? What system software would support this work? Give three specific examples of each type of software with explanations of why they are needed for this particular type of project. Also mention whether you would favor proprietary software or open source software in your choices and give a reason why.

3.You need some software for an advanced math class that you are taking. You have the option of locally-installed, local network hosted, or cloud-based. Considering your own personal circumstances, which would you choose, and why?

4.Systems management involves allocation of computer resources to keep all processes operating smoothly and at maximum efficiency. What aspects of computing do systems management tools handle? Which ones do you think are the most important? Why?

5.In this unit, you learned about this history of operating systems. Imagine that graphical user interfaces (GUI) had never been developed. How would your experience of using computers, tablets, and phones be different today?