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Larry Meza
NT1110_Larry Meza_Module1_Lab mr. C
Larry Meza
2016
2016
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The purpose and function of an operating system:
It manages the hardware and software resources of the system. In a desktop computer,
these resources include such things as the processor, memory, disk space and more
(On a cell phone, they include the keypad, the screen, the address book, the phone
dialer, the battery and the network connection).
It provides a stable, consistent way for applications to deal with the hardware without
having to know all the details of the hardware.
Difference between Windows, Linux, and Mac OS:
Windows –
Windows series of operating systems have the obvious benefit of market ubiquity.
extremely familiar and therefore easy to use
the vast majority of software, hardware, support and training available is designed with
Windows compatibility primarily in mind
bundled with new PCs
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Windows is designed to run on PCs, whether bought new or built cheaply
Mac OS:
Mac OS X is known for its excellent, intuitive user interface
there are far fewer viruses written for the system making it less vulnerable to attack
the system is very stable whilst maintaining high levels of performance
impressive range of professional applications available
OS X is also proprietary software
users are forced to purchase Apple hardware if they wish to use it.
Apple computers remain much more expensive than PCs
Linux:
Linux has the immediate benefit of being free to obtain and available for use without restrictions It is open source with a large, supportive community building a seemingly infinite range of free applications for use on Linux machines
Many (many!) distributions of Linux are available, giving users the ability to choose one that suits their personal needs (then further customize it
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Linux distributions are typically updated frequently
