Technical review about several operating systems.

 

Microsoft Windows System:

Microsoft Windows, commonly referred to as Windows, is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families, all of which are developed and marketed by Microsoft. Active Microsoft Windows families include Windows NT and Windows IoT. Defunct Microsoft Windows families include Windows 9x, Windows Mobile and Windows Phone. Windows uses a graphical GUI, which is more user-friendly than the previous Dos that requires input instructions.

The Windows system is currently the mainstream of computer operating systems. Common systems include Win 7 and Win 10, and XP systems. Recently, Microsoft announced that it will stop supporting Win 7 systems in 2020.The current win 10 system launched in May 2019 is the latest version, the best Windows so far.

 

Features:

1. Intuitive and efficient object-oriented graphical user interface, easy to learn and use.


2. The user interface is unified, friendly and beautiful.


3. Multitasking, the number of users determines the number of rich applications.


4. There is a greater risk of computer virus infection during use.


5. Windows operating system has good hardware support.

 

 

 

Mac OS

MacOS is a series of proprietary graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Apple Inc. since 2001. It is the primary operating system for Apple's Mac computers. Within the market of desktop, laptop and home computers, and by web usage, it is the second most widely used desktop OS, after Microsoft Windows.

The MAC operating systems is a graphical operating system based on the Unix kernel. Under normal circumstances, an operating system that cannot be installed on an ordinary PC is an exclusive system under Apple's PC and developed by Apple itself. Many of the features and services of the system reflect Apple's simple company philosophy.

 

Features:

1. The interface is very beautiful, with beautifully designed icons, menus and docks, etc.


2. Strong security, unified software style. Have a complete software system.


3. Good development support, while having complete applications and development tools.

 

 

 

Linux System:

Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution.

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

Popular Linux distributions include Debian, Fedora, and Ubuntu. Commercial distributions include Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. Desktop Linux distributions include a windowing system such as X11 or Wayland, and a desktop environment such as GNOME or KDE Plasma. Because Linux is freely redistributable, anyone may create a distribution for any purpose.

 

Chrome OS:

Chrome OS is a Gentoo Linux based operating system designed by Google. It is derived from the free software Chromium OS and uses the Google Chrome web browser as its principal user interface. Google announced the project in July 2009, conceiving it as an operating system in which both applications and user data reside in the cloud: hence Chrome OS primarily runs web applications.

 

Features:

1. Quickly turn on, wake up.


2. Common software is missing.

 

 

 

Unix:

Unix is ​​a time-sharing computer operating system, which was born in AT&TBell Labs in 1969. Since then, its superiority has unstoppable occupying the network. Most important network links are Unix structures. In the 1970s, AT&T began to notice the commercial value brought by Unix. The company's lawyers began to look for some means to protect Unix and make it a trade secret. Starting from Unix version V7 in 1979, the Unix license began to prohibit universities from using Unix source code, including learning in lectures. Created IBM's AlX and HP's HP-UX.