Learn Operating System (Mobile Os)

Computer hardware di comunicare e operare con il software per computer.

An operating system or OS is a software on the hard drive that enables the computer hardware to communicate and operate with the computer software.

Operating System types

As computers have progressed and developed, so have the operating systems. Below is a basic list of the types of operating systems and a few examples of operating systems that fall into each of the types. Many computer operating systems will fall into more than one of the below types.

GUI - Short for Graphical User Interface, a GUI operating system contains graphics and icons and is commonly navigated by using a computer mouse. See the GUI definition for a complete definition. Examples of GUI operating systems are:

System 7.x

Windows 98

Windows CE

Multi-user - A multi-user operating system allows for multiple users to use the same computer at the same time and different times. See the multi-user definition for a complete definition. Examples of operating systems that would fall into this category are:

Linux

Unix

Windows 2000

Multiprocessing - An operating system capable of supporting and utilizing more than one computer processor. Examples of operating systems that would fall into this category are:

Linux

Unix

Windows XP

Multitasking - An operating system that is capable of allowing multiple software processes to run at the same time. Examples of operating systems that would fall into this category are:

Linux

Unix

Windows 8

Multithreading - Operating systems that allow different parts of a software program to run concurrently. Examples of operating systems that would fall into this category are:

Linux

Unix

Windows XP

Troubleshooting

Common questions and answers to operating systems in general can be found in the below operating system question and answers section. All other questions relating to an operating system in particular can be found through its corresponding operating system page link below.

Linux and variants

macOS

MS-DOS

IBM OS/2 Warp

Unix and Variants

Windows CE

Windows 3.x

Windows 95

Windows 98

Windows 98 SE

Windows ME

Windows NT

Windows 2000

Windows XP

Windows Vista

Windows 7

Windows 8 and 8.1

Windows 10.