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1. Operating System
2. Operating System
An operating system (OS) is a set of system software programs in a
computer that regulate the ways application software programs use
the computer hardware and the ways that users control the computer.
For hardware functions such as input/output and memory space
allocation, operating system programs act as an intermediary
between application programs and the computer hardware,although
application programs are usually executed directly by the hardware.
Operating Systems is also a field of study within Applied Computer
Science. Operating systems are found on almost any device that
contains a computer with multiple programsfrom cellular phones and
video game consoles to supercomputers and web servers. Operating
systems are two-sided platforms, bringing consumers (the first
side) and program developers (the second side) together in a single
market. Some popular modern operating systems for personal
computers include Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux