Operating System
An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs.
GUI operating system contains graphics and icons and is commonly navigated by using a computer mouse. Examples of GUI operating systems are : Windows 10. A multi-user operating system allows for multiple users to use the same computer at the same time and different times. An operating system capable of supporting and utilizing more than one computer processor. An operating system that is capable of allowing multiple software processes to run at the same time. Operating systems that allow different parts of a program to run concurrently.
Microsoft Windows has existed in one form or another since 1985, and it remains the most popular operating system for home and office computers. Its latest versions, including Windows 10, are also used on some tablets, and the OS is used on some web and number-crunching server computers as well. Computers from a wide variety of manufacturers can use Windows. Initial versions of Windows worked with an earlier Microsoft operating system called MS-DOS, providing a modern graphical interface on top of DOS's traditional text-based commands. Signature features of Microsoft Windows's user interface include windows themselves – rectangle-shaped, on-panel screens that represent individual applications.
The Windows Start menu has helped generations of users find programs and files on their devices. Windows Server,version 1809 has improvements in thescalability and reliability of containers that use group managed serviceaccounts (gMSA) to access network resources. Efforts to use versions of the Windows OS for smartphones have been less successful.
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Whether it's a desktop or laptop computer, a smartphone or a video game system, every modern computer needs an operating system. That's the core software on the computer that sits between application software and the hardware, distributing memory and computing resources to apps, managing files and enforcing security rules.
