🎯 Learning Intention

I will learn how operating systems developed over time and why they matter for automation and computing today.

✅ Success Criteria

• [ ] I can describe the role of an operating system
• [ ] I can name at least 3 historical operating systems and their contributions

🌍 Why this matters

The tools we use today (shortcuts, macros, scripts) didn’t appear overnight. They’re built on decades of OS development. Knowing the history shows you why modern systems work the way they do.

🔓 Warm-Up (Tech Journal • 5 min)

Prompt: What operating systems have you used in your life (phones, consoles, computers)? Which do you like best?

📚 Vocabulary

• Operating System (OS): Software that manages hardware & software resources
• Kernel: Core of the OS that communicates with hardware
• BIOS/UEFI: Startup firmware that boots the OS
• DOS: Early text-based OS, command line only
• GUI: Graphical User Interface (icons, windows, menus)

🧭 Agenda (45–50 min)

1) Mini-Lesson: History of Operating Systems (12–15 min)