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An operating system (OS) manages computer hardware resources and provides common services for application programs to function. It acts as an intermediary between programs and computer hardware for input/output and memory allocation. Popular modern operating systems include Android, BSD, iOS, Linux, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, and IBM z/OS, which all share roots in UNIX except for Windows and z/OS. An OS schedules tasks efficiently, accounts for costs, and is vital software found on devices ranging from phones to supercomputers.

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Computer Hardware Services Computer Programs System Software

An operating system (OS) manages computer hardware resources and provides common services for application programs to function. It acts as an intermediary between programs and computer hardware for input/output and memory allocation. Popular modern operating systems include Android, BSD, iOS, Linux, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, and IBM z/OS, which all share roots in UNIX except for Windows and z/OS. An OS schedules tasks efficiently, accounts for costs, and is vital software found on devices ranging from phones to supercomputers.

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An operating system (OS) is a collection of software that manages computer hardware resources and provides common services for

computer programs. The operating system is a vital component of the system software in a computer system. Application programs usually require an operating system to function. Time-sharing operating systems schedule tasks for efficient use of the system and may also include accounting for cost allocation of processor time, mass storage, printing, and other resources. For hardware functions such as input and output and memory allocation, the operating system acts as an intermediary between programs and the computer hardware,[1][2] although the application code is usually executed directly by the hardware and will frequently make a system call to an OS function or be interrupted by it. Operating systems can be found on almost any device that contains a computerfrom cellular phones and video game consoles to supercomputers and web servers. Examples of popular modern operating systems include Android, BSD, iOS, Linux, Mac OS X, QNX, Microsoft Windows,[3] Windows Phone, and

IBM z/OS. All these, except Windows and z/OS, share roots in UNIX. Advantages: 1.easy to use 2.user friendly 3.intermediate between all hardwares and softwares of the system 4.no need to know any technical languages 5.Its the platform of all programs

disadvantages: 1.if any problems affected in OS, you may lose all the contents which have been stored already 2.unwanted user can use your own system

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