A computer operating system is a system software that is run directly when the computer boots that is responsible for managing the associated software and hardware. Software managed by this operating system is called an application, such as word processing application and video player application. System software is a term used for software that is in charge of controlling and managing hardware, so that applications can run.
The computer operating system provides services that can be used by the application to perform its function called Apllication Program Interface (API). API is a service (service) of the operating system that can be used by the application to perform instructions relating to software or hardware control.
How Operating System Works in Computer System
The operating system works as a link between software and hardware in a computer system. The operating system has basic instructions that can be understood by software and hardware. In this case the operating system is also assisted by the system software of the related hardware called the driver.
- Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a computer operating system developed by Microsoft since 1985 using a graphical interface (GUI). Microsoft Windows became the most popular computer operating system in the world. Microsoft Windows was developed with C, C ++, and C # programming languages.
- Linux
Linux is a family of UNIX-based operating systems which is an open source computer operating system developed by the public since 1991. Since built by a large community, linux proved to be the most stable operating system and has excellent memory management. Linux is very popular among data centers. In addition Linux is proven to be immune to viruses. The most widely used languages for Linux development are C and Assembly. There are many types of Linux developed by different communities such as Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and others ..
