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Mac OS vs Windows vs UNIX

Comparisons between the Windows and Linux computer operating systems are a long-running discussion topic within the personal computer industry. Windows has retained an extremely large retail sales majority among operating systems for personal desktop use, while Linux has sustained its status as the most prominent Free Software and Open Source operating system.

Research the ff. terms:

1. Booting- is a bootstrapping process that starts operating systems when the user turns on a computer system.

2. Graphical User Interface (GUI, sometimes pronounced gooey)- is a type of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices with images rather than text commands.

3. Linux- is a computer operating system which is based on free and open source software.

4. Mac OS- is a series of graphical user interface-based operating systems developed by Apple Inc.

5. MS-DOS- is an operating system for x86-based personal computers.

6. Multitasking- is a method where multiple tasks, also known as processes, share common processing resources such as a CPU.

7. NOS- the primary operating system for the Control Data Corporation Cyber line of mainframe computers.

8. Operating System (OS)- is software, consisting of programs and data, that runs on computers, manages computer hardware resources, and provides common services for execution of various application software.

9. System Software- is computer software designed to operate the computer hardware and to provide a platform for running application software.

10. Application Software- is computer software designed to help the user to perform specific tasks.

11. Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX, sometimes also written as Unix)- is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna.

12. Utility Programs- a program that performs a specific task related to the management of computer functions, resources, or files, as password protection, memory management, virus protection, and file compression.

13. Windows- is a series of operating systems.

14. Microsoft Windows CE (now officially known as Windows Embedded Compact and previously also known as Windows Embedded CE , and sometimes abbreviated WinCE)- is an operating system developed by Microsoft for embedded systems.

15. Windows Mobile- is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft that was used in smartphones and mobile devices, but by 2011 was rarely supplied on new phones.