The purpose and functions of a operating system is to do basic task. like recognizing click form the mouse, the input form the keyboard. outputting the info to the display screen it all so keep track of files in the drive. the operating system all so responsible for security letting people in if you have authorized and to stop people who don't have proper access.
Windows operating systems
* the first differences window you can upgrade different part of the pc as long as the new part will fit in to the plug on like the ram it it two prong you need a two prong ram card or it wont work
* the second differences is the gul or graphical use interface window use them to allow the user to interact with the operating systems keyboard and mouse are used to input information to the operating system’s but the GUI show whatever is input and plats it on the screen.GUI are everything you see on the display, including windows, icons, menus plus visual indicators
* on a window operating systems you have a thing called systems requirements it is the base the bottom line for a programed to work on you're operating system but it wont work vary well it will lag steadier and run the risk of causing the dread blue screen with well mark the end of your computer as well as the hard ware
* window use internet explorer to help run the computer mean if you where to take it out a lot of the application well stop working because of the tie to internet explorer with make most of the compute useless and not very user friendly to the user
* window have something call the task bar with allow the user to have quick access to the fill that are open as well have the start button which has the run/search with allow the user to look through the hell computer to find a fill or app