Question

Which of the following is an example of a simplifying abstraction provided by the operating system?(1 point)
Responses

Ability to access files from the shell.
Ability to access files from the shell.

Executing programs like browsers from the shell.
Executing programs like browsers from the shell.

Tracking and displaying of recently used files.
Tracking and displaying of recently used files.

Ability to transfer files from a computer to other memory.
Ability to transfer files from a computer to other memory.

Answer 1

The example of a simplifying abstraction provided by the operating system from the options given is:

**Ability to access files from the shell.**

This represents how the operating system simplifies file access through a command-line interface, allowing users to interact with the file system without needing to understand the underlying hardware or file structure.