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A computer's '''operating system (OS)''' is software that instructs the computer on how to manage [[Computers and server hardware|computer hardware]], as well as interpret, store, and present data to the user. The dominant operating system worldwide for consumer computers is [[Microsoft Windows]]. Other important Operating Systems include | A computer's '''operating system (OS)''' is software that instructs the computer on how to manage [[Computers and server hardware|computer hardware]], as well as interpret, store, and present data to the user. The dominant operating system worldwide for consumer computers is [[Microsoft Windows]]. Other important Operating Systems include | ||
== Microsoft Windows == | |||
The Windows Operating System, developed by Microsoft, is the predominant operating system worldwide. The latest version of the operating system [[Windows 11]] was released in 2021 to mixed reception due to massive changes to the look and feel of the OS compared to previous releases. | |||
=== Release History === | |||
Below are the most popular major releases of the Window operating system: | |||
* '''Windows 11''' | |||
* '''Windows 10''' | |||
* '''Windows 8.1''' | |||
* '''Windows 8''' | |||
* '''Windows 7''' | |||
* '''Windows XP''' | |||
== MacOS == | |||
MacOS is a UNIX based operating system released by Apple Computers. The original MacOS was released for Macintosh computers in the late 1990's. The operating system was shortened to OS X starting with Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. Starting with the release of version 10.12 Sierra, the name was changed again to macOS. | |||
== UNIX/Linux == | |||
Rather than a singular operating system released by a single company, linux operating systems come in a variety of distributions and flavors owing to the open source kernel. Various distributions are maintained and released by several different companies and teams. | |||
The following are the most popular distributions of linux: | |||
* '''Debian''' - Debian is an open source linux distribution maintained by the Debian team, and is the basis for several popular distributions. | |||
* '''Ubuntu''' - Based on Debian, Ubuntu is developed by Canonical, Ubuntu is the most popular desktop linux distribution and offers a server distribution without a desktop enviroment designed for headless systems to be managed via command line. | |||
* '''Fedora''' - Fedora a linux distribution developed by Red Hat and is the basis for their Enterprise Linux distribution. | |||
* '''CentOS''' - An open source linux distribution based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) | |||
* '''OpenSuse''' - An open source linux distribution developed by Novell. | |||
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