• The Operating System is a base infrastructure software component of a computerized system. It controls all basic operations of the computer (or other electronic devices such as PDA, smartphone, etc.). The Operating System allows the user to install and execute third-party applications (commonly called apps for short), usually adding new functionality to the device.

    Among the most popular computer operating systems are Microsofts Windows and Apples MacOS, along with the various distributions of Linux.

    The most popular OSs for mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) are Apples iOS and Googles Android and they are the only ones that still show growth. Down the ranks there are RIMs BlackBerry OS and Microsofts Windows Mobile. Symbian holds a distant fifth place, while it wasnt that long ago it was still the most widely used mobile OS. Android


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