Antoinne Bell
The Purpose of an Operating System
21 September 2014
An Operating System is the first level of programming that lets you do things with your computer. The operating system interacts with a computer's hardware on a basic level, transmitting your commands into language the hardware can interpret. The operating system acts as a platform for all other applications on your CPU. Basically operating systems are like the manager for computers. It's the job of the operating system to monitor what software needs and what the hardware can provide. As you run applications on your computer, the operating system uses the resources necessary to complete the task. That can include processing power, memory allocation and computer storage access. The OS will make sure that your computer's hardware is never overtaxed. There are three most commonly used and they are Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. Windows OS is a product of Microsoft and is the most commonly used OS. It is estimated 90% of client computers use one of various Windows version. Windows is GUI that was a loaded on top of a MS-DOS from Versions 1-3. Windows 95 became an all-in one OS/GUI, which made other versions of Windows OS. Like Window Server 2003 and 2008, and by mobile and compact devises Windows CE. The web browser for Windows is called Explorer.
The Mac OS is a Proprietary OS used by Apple for Macintosh computer. The Mac computer is a favorite of multimedia designers, graphic artists, and musicians. Now it’s estimated that about 10% of the US uses Mac OS. Mac OS has always use number version originally named “System”. As of the 7.6 version it was titled Mac OS officially. During the earlier versions the OS could only run on Mac computers that had Motorola processors. In 2002 Apple introduced Mac OS X (OS 10) which can run on Mac computers with PowerPC or Intel processors. The 10.6 version is known