In recent times, almost everyone when asked what operating system they use or are familiar with, their answer is simply Windows. The wide use of this operating system is due to the fact that it is easy to use, in other words “User Friendly”. However, there are a lot of misconsceptions in the understanding of how this operating system works. I will give you a brief explaination on what it actually is and what people often assume it to be.
To begin I want to first explain why do we need an operating system in the first place. If an individual is provided with a physical device such asa laptop, and is asked to use it to perform an action on it, he needs to communicate that information to the device. It doesnt occur just by typing on the keyboard or using the mouse, in order for the hardware in the device to understand the input it needs a translator to perform what the user wants. This is nothing but the operating system which interacts with the user and the hardware of the device.
There are several operating systems available today. The most popular being Windows, OS X (Mac OS), Linux, and more. Now, how to choose the best one among these, that is a question you have to answer for yourself as each individual has their own preference; although the best way would be to use each OS and understand its applications, flaws, compatibility, convenience, perfomance, security and the overall experience.
Linux in the past was intellectually challenging to use as users could not get access to information on the instructions to complete even simple tasks as a result, an alternative OS was exposed to such audience that focused on the convenience and user friendly interface. It was no less than abreakthrough for this OS as it is still to this date a default Operating system that comes preinstalled on almost every device that is shipped to a user.