Operating system An operating system (OS) is a collection of software that manages computer hardware resources and provides common

services for computer programs. The operating system is an essential component of the system software in a computer system. Application programs usually require an operating system to function. Time-sharing operating systems schedule tasks for efficient use of the system and may also include accounting software for cost allocation of processor time, mass storage, printing, and other resources. For hardware functions such as input and output and memory allocation, the operating system acts as an intermediary etween programs and the computer hardware,!"#!$# although the application code is usually e%ecuted directly y the hardware and will frequently make a system call to an &' function or e interrupted y it. &perating systems can e found on almost any device that contains a computer(from cellular phones and video game consoles to supercomputers and we servers. )%amples of popular modern operating systems include Android, *'+, i&', ,inu%, &' -, ./-, 0icrosoft 1indows,!2# 1indows 3hone, and 4*0 56&'. All these, e%cept 1indows, 1indows 3hone and 56&', share roots in7/4-.
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