Answered: List several types of operating system

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List several types of operating system

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Operating System:

It is defined as the interface that is in between the user and the hardware of the computer.
It will manage the hardware of the computer , resources of the software and it will be providing the common services that is to the programs of the computer.
It also have some of the other specialized class such as the real time system which will be for many of the applications.
Examples: Microsoft windows, Apple's macOS, chrome OS and so on.

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