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| | | | OPERATING SYSTEMS | | | The operating system is the software that enables you to make use of your computer. The most common ones are : Microsoft Windows | Microsoft Windows is a range of closed source (how it works is kept secret) proprietary commercial operating environments for personal computers and servers that has been in existence since 1985, in increasingly sophisticated versions and has come to dominate the world's personal computer market. Read the full story in Wikipedia, the free online encyclopaedia. | | | | Apple Mac | Apple Mac is the common name for the Apple Mackintosh personal computer, especially favoured by artists, designers and photographers because it is very well suited to graphics programs. Read the full story in Wikipedia, the free online encyclopaedia. | | | | Linux | Linux is a computer operating system and its kernel. It is one of the most famous examples of free software and of open-source development - its underlying source code is available to the public and anyone can freely use, modify, and redistribute it, by contrast with the other major operating systems. Read the full story in Wikipedia, the free online encyclopaedia.
| | | | Opinion varies, often vehemently, as to which is the 'best' operating system to use and, frankly, they all have their advantages and disadvantages. Your decision as to which to use has to be based on a number of factors, not least of which are whether you like the interface provided, whether you can interact with others easily through that system and whether your priorities are catered for adequately. |
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