Which Is the Operating System for You?

Operating System
Cis1-202b-Ch9z
Open Source Group
Kong Clayton
Linux

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Sherpa Chodenla
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Mohammed Alshugaa
[email protected]

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 Name
Chodenla Sherpa

Occupation
Property Assistant Manager

Recreation Complete Prerequisites to enroll in Radiology

Program -

Mission Obtain Radiology Degree

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 Name Clayton Kong

Occupation
College Student

Recreation
Video Games and trying out food

Mission To learn more about CIS and select a

career path in CIS

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 Mohammed Alshugaa
Family

Occupation
Security Guard

Recreation
learn something new

Mission Earn Bachelor Degree in Computer

Science

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 What OS are these?

Windows OS Linux Mint Mac OS

● Windows has been the common OS ● Linux Mint is among the most ● MacOS is the OS commonly
many people have been familiar with popular Linux distros in the market found on Apple’s models of
● Made by Microsoft (first released in ● Built on the open source Linux Kernel MacBooks and iMacs
1985) ● Linux Kernel was created by Linus ● Made by Apple Inc.
● Not Unix based, was created from Torvalds in 1991 ● Is a Unix like OS
MS-DOS with IBM ● Linux Kernel was built from Unix ● First released in 2001

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 Extra info on each OS

Mac OS Windows OS Linux and Linux Distros

● MacOS is divided up into separate ● Is “free” but still has a license fee to ● Only the Linux Kernel is under a standard
versions (Ventra, Monterey, etc) unlock additional features and remove ● Community made distros are what makes
● Mac OS only works with the hardware watermark the Kernel into an OS
it was designed with (Intel and ARM) ● A lot of malware is coded to work on ● There are multiple distros and they are
● Older Apple hardware tend to be Windows OS not under a common standard
unable to support newer OS versions ● Sometimes updates cause issues ● Some distros are better than others
● Windows 10 and 11 are the major
versions (Windows 10 still hold majority
share)

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 Status : Which best operating system on 2023
FEATURES Mac OS Windows Unix/Linux
Developer Apple Inc Microsoft Ken Thompson +
C++[1] Objective-C assembly C and assembly
Written in language C, C++, C#, assembly language language
OS family Mac ,Unix Windows NT Unix
Source model Proprietary (with open source Closed-source Open source
Initial release 03/24/2001 11/20/1985 09/17/1991
Alpha, ARC, ARM, C-
Platforms ARM64, x86-64 ,PowerPC IA-32, x86-64, ARM, ARM64 Sky, +
Kernel type Hybrid (XNU) Windows NT family: Monolithic
Command-line
Default user interface/Unix shell
interface Aqua (graphical) Windows shell (graphical) (CLI)
Commercial software, Proprietary commercial GPLv2, free/open-
License proprietary software software source software
Price Free $119-$199 Free
Best For Apps, Gaming, Browsing Apps, Gaming, Browsing Open Source, APPS
Security Huge Negligible Negligible
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 System Requirements of each OS

Platforms Price Security Usability

x86/x64 free high personal use

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 System Requirements of each OS
MacOS Windows OS (10 and 11) Linux Distro Mint

● ● Trusted Platform Module Security Chip ●

4GB of memory 4GB of Ram recommended
● 35.5 GB available storage (only required for Windows 11) (2GB minimum)
● 4GB of RAM bare minimum, 8GB
minimum (44.5GB ● 100GB of disk storage
recommended) minimum recommended, 16GB true
recommended space recommended
● CPU requirements: x86-x64 CPU
● x86-x64 Multi-core CPU: Two cores (20GB minimum)
from Intel and/or ARM(not really
minimum, 4 cores recommended (Intel ● x86-x64 multi-core CPU
a set standard due to the
different versions of MacOS) 9th gen or above and AMD Ryzen 2000
series and above for Windows 11)
● Storage requirements for Windows 11:
64GB min and above
● Storage requirements for Windows 10:
32GB min and above

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 Which one the best for you?
Windows
10

Linux
Distro
Mint

Windows 11

MacOS

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 Best OS with old age and Many Users
FEATURES My IDEAL Windows OS

Price Free $119-$199

Manufacturer Several companies many

Source model Open source Closed-source

User Home users and businesses Home users ,businesses

Available language( Multilingual Must purchase

Supported architectures Intel and AMD processors Intel and AMD processors

Virus Attacks No attack most virus, Malware

Equipment Cheap Cheap

Repairs Any agent Many

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 Best OS Free and open source
FEATURES My IDEAL Linux OS

Price Free Free

Manufacturer Several companies many

Source model Open source Open source

User Home users and businesses Home users and businesses

Available language( Multilingual No

Supported architectures Intel and AMD processors Intel and AMD processors

Virus Attacks No attack less attack

Equipment Cheap Cheap

Repairs Any agent Many

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 Best OS Free and open source
FEATURES My IDEAL macOS

Price Free Free

Manufacturer Several companies Apple

Source model Open source Closed-source

User Home users and businesses Home users and businesses

Available language( Multilingual Multilingual

Supported architectures Intel and AMD processors Apple Silicon

Virus Attacks No attack Rarely

Equipment Cheap Expensive

Repairs Any agent Apple only

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 Which one the best for you?

What does each OS have to offer?

This is an apples to oranges comparison Windows OS Linux
as every operating system has different
requirements along with VERY different ● The best OS for playing video ● Linux Distro Mint Is the best
resource usages. Each OS also serve games (Steam, Epic Games Store, distro of the many distros in
different purposes.
etc) terms of user friendliness
● Widely supported by many ● 3rd party soft support varies
Mac OS
different third party software ( greatly as there is no standard
● Much of the software that MacOS ● Is accepted is the standard OS by with the Linux distros
the tech industry ● Open source code that is free to
supports tend to be MacOS
● Support for Windows 11 is edit by the user
exclusive
● To get into the MacOS narrower
● Support for Windows 10 is much
environment buying an Apple
machine is very likely wider
● It’s a very closed environment
● Is good for office and school work

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 Which one the best for you?

Best in
Best all around Best in resource utilization
office/schoolwork

● Access to the Apple's exclusive ● Windows has been the standard OS ● Linux in general has a low resource
applications (iCloud, iMovie, etc) many people use utilization
● Low security risks from closed ● Both closed and open environment ● Open source and you are free to access the
environment ● Windows is widely supported by the code
● Software for MacOS is very optimized industry ● Friendly to older hardware
● Hardware that Apple develops is ● Has the best support for playing video ● Lowest security risks
optimized for Mac OS games ● An active community that supports
development

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