Question

A ________ is a software that contains components and programs that allow a computer on a network to serve requests from other computer for data and provide access to other resources such as printer and file systems

Answer 1

Answer: Operating System

Step-by-step explanation:

An operating system(OS) is a type of software with many types which helps it in accomplishing many tasks.

Its different types are:

network os

batch processing os

distributed os

multiprogramming os etc

Here, the network os and distributed os helps the nodes connected across a network to share information and access resources. Moreover it also provides access to various hardware components such as printer and file system. OS contain certain scheduling algorithms to coordinate the task between them.