is the most important program that runs on a computer. The operating system is also responsible for security, ensuring that unauthorized users do not access the system.
types of operating systems.
For PCs, the most popular operating systems are:
DOS, OS/2
and Windows, .
Linux
Classification of Operating systems
Multi-user: Allows two or more users to run programs at the same time.
Multiprocessing : Supports running a program on more than one CPU.
Multitasking : Allows more than one program to run concurrently.
Multithreading : Allows different parts of a single program to run concurrently.
Real time: Responds to input instantly.
Most popular desktop operating systems
Microsoft Windows: Windows dominates the world of personal computers, offering a graphical user interface (GUI), virtual memory management, multitasking, and support for many peripheral devices.
Mac OS: is the official name of the operating system Apple uses windows, icons and all applications that run on a computer
Linux: Linux is a freely distributed open source operating system that runs on various hardware platforms.
Windows 87.40% Mac OS 10.06% Linux 1.95% Chrome OS 0.39% Desconocido 0.20% BSD 0.01%
What is a Mobile Operating System (Mobile OS)?
It is the software platform on which other programs can be run on mobile devices.
Android OS (Google Inc.):El sistema operativo móvil Android es la pila de software libre y abierto de Google que incluye un sistema operativo,
Bada (Samsung Electronics):Bada es un sistema operativo móvil patentado de Samsung
BlackBerry OS: for use on the company's popular BlackBerry handheld devices.
MeeGo OS (Nokia e Intel): A joint open source mobile operating system that is the result of the merger of two products based on open source technologies
Palm OS (Garnet OS): Newer versions have added support for expansion ports, new processors, external memory cards, enhanced security, and support for ARM processors and smartphones.
Symbian OS (Nokia): aimed at mobile phones offering a high level of integration
webOS (Palm/HP):es un sistema operativo móvil que se ejecuta en el kernel de Linux.
Windows Mobile: is Microsoft's mobile operating system used on phones
iPhone OS / iOS (Apple): Apple was originally developed for use on your iPhone devices.
