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Unit 10 Operating Systems P2

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Operating Systems(P2)

In this assignment i will be explaining looking at operating systems and their features.

Operating systems are vital to the use of computers, they tell the machine what it is, what language, where the programs are, when things are stored, how to do things, the instruction codes to do everything. The system is in charge of security such as ensuring that unauthorised users do not access the system. There are many types of operating systems, a few are listed below:

Windows
Linux
Mac OS/OSX

Windows

Windows is one of the biggest operating systems in the world and was created in 1981 by chase bishop. The purpose of windows is to improve on previous systems and make them all better. This operating system is a graphical …show more content…

Security All operating systems must provide some measure of security to protect the users accounts from unauthorized access. Hacking seems to be the national pastime these days and when this is a national pastime people need to make their computers/accounts more safe. Security warns you of websites which could cause viruses also if the computer has an virus the security system will remove the virus. The most important thing the security protects is information and data that is stored in the computer system.

System managements
An operating system must support a wide variety of networking protocols in order to meet the needs of its users. The user will be able to identify and make sure that various systems and servers are running smoothly, also the user is will if the system is loaded or …show more content…

Customisation: there are many ways to customise windows, customising windows can be done through your own interface. Users can do many things to customise their windows as it has developed over the years. On windows you are able to find more themes, backgrounds, gadgets, mouse pointers, user images,etc.
There are a few ways in you can

Connectivity:
Connectivity on operating systems can vary to what the user wants the system to connect to. This means that the user is able to connect the system to any device which they may require. If the user wanted to connect a printer to the Pc or Mac then they user can do that. Many devices are able to connect to the computer via a Wireless and bluetooth connection, this would save space and save the user using cables around the computer system.

Cost:
Mac and windows both cost and amount about £70 and this is not cheap. Linux is free but people do not use this because it is very difficult to use. Many people prefer windows as it is the easiest to use and they will pay more to make their life

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