what is operating system and where it located?

Question

queation from a new pc learner. What is os and where we can find it.

Answer 1

The operating system isn't like a file or something u can just find in your documents. The os i like a pretty interface that u use to manage all the programs and files.



For example if u ever heard of windows. windows is an os. They have different ones tho like windows 98, windows xp, windows vista, and windows 7.



When you turn on your computer usually u see a windows logo in a black background loading. That is the os loading and getting ready so u can use the computer.



I hope i helped and don't worry you will get better at learning thing about computers.

Answer 2

Where Is Operating System Located

Answer 3

This is a broad question. So I will try to make it as simple for you as possible. The Operating System is the starting point to launch applications, the way the computer looks, its the Brain of Software. There are 3 top Operating System Manufacturers.



1. Microsoft

2. Apple

3.Linux



Microsoft produces Windows such as Windows XP,Windows Vista, and the latest is Windows 7.



Apple Produces Macintosh such as Tiger, Leopard, and the latest Snow Leopard.



Linux just produces Linux.



The Most used OS is Microsoft.

Apple can utilize both OS systems. They Run Mac OS X Exclusive but using Boot Camp and other programs such as Parallels and VM Ware Fusion They can Run Windows. Windows produced by Microsoft is mainly used because they are more compatible with a wider range of products. Microsoft doesn't produce its own Computer Hardware. Apple on the other hand Produces and Manufactures both their Computer and their Operating System (OS).



Microsoft Computers are more vulnerable to Viruses, Hackers, and other Malware. Mainly because the majority of the people use them and they can create these infections for other Microsoft users.

Apple Computers are less likely to be infected by Viruses, Hackers, and other Malware. Windows are also more vulnerable to Crashes, Shutdowns, and Freezes. Apple isn't.



As for location you cant really locate it without going into technical exploration which I wouldn't want to bore you with. The location is simple the minute you press the power button on your computer you will see either Windows, Mac, or Linux. If you have a Mac you will see a Dock at the bottom of the desktop/screen. If you have a Windows you will see a Windows/Start Button to the bottom left and Desktop icons on the screen. I really can't explain it in broad terms without going into the technical features,functions, etc. This should be enough info to get you started. Good Luck and if you would like you can always contact me for any questions.

Answer 4

An operating system (commonly abbreviated to either OS or O/S) is an interface between hardware and user; an OS is responsible for the management and coordination of activities and the sharing of the resources of the computer. The operating system acts as a host for computing applications that are run on the machine. As a host, one of the purposes of an operating system is to handle the details of the operation of the hardware. This relieves application programs from having to manage these details and makes it easier to write applications. Almost all computers (including handheld computers,

desktop computers, supercomputers, video game consoles) as well as some robots, domestic appliances (dishwashers, washing machines), and portable media players use an operating system of some type. [1] Some of the oldest models may however use an embedded operating system, that may be contained on a compact disk or other data storage device.



don't get confused u look very little to me. an operating system is just a manager of your computer & it lets u interface with your computer system. egs of operating system are windows xp, windows 98 , mac linux, unix, etc.

where u can find it. it can not be touched with hands dear!!!!!!!!! it is a software u see right on the screen.





what the operating system does is

Processing

Memory Management

Virtual file system

Interrupts

Device driver

Networking

Computer security



thats all for u bye good day.

Answer 5

Be very careful here. The OS is the main set of programs required to actually make the machine start from the BIOS boot program. When you turn on the machine a small program in the BIOS on the motherboard looks for hardware, when it finds disks, it looks for one marked as a boot disk. It then reads the boot sector of the disk, which contains the first part of the OS. This tells the machine how to set itself up, and then reads the rest of the OS into the computer's memory. This in turn interprets all inputs and programs, and produces the appropriate outputs. The OS is stored on the hard drive in normal use. Do NOT mess with any program or file you do not understand, if it is part of the OS it can totally trash the machine.

Answer 6

I would use simple terms to give you the basic idea about Operating System, as you have already mentioned that you are a learner.



Many Operating systems are out there in the market from various companies such as Microsoft, Apple, any many more. for instance, Microsoft's operating systems are XP, Vista, Windows 7 (not released yet). these are called the Operating systems. you need to elaborate your second part of the question a bit more. Hope this would answer your question.

Answer 7

Operating Systems run you computer. Popular operating systems include: Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP, and Vista; Linux, Unix, MAC.



It is the underlying programming that handles all aspects of software, and how it interacts with your hardware via drivers. If you're on a computer.. what you see on screen, is the operating system..

Answer 8

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An operating system (commonly abbreviated to either OS or O/S) is an interface between hardware and user; an OS is responsible for the management and coordination of activities and the sharing of the resources of the computer. The operating system acts as a host for computing applications that are run on the machine. As a host, one of the purposes of an operating system is to handle the details of the operation of the hardware. This relieves application programs from having to manage these details and makes it easier to write applications. Almost all computers (including handheld computers, desktop computers, supercomputers, video game consoles) as well as some robots, domestic appliances (dishwashers, washing machines), and portable media players use an operating system of some type. [1] Some of the oldest models may however use an embedded operating system, that may be contained on a compact disk or other data storage device.



Operating systems offer a number of services to application programs and users. Applications access these services through application programming interfaces (APIs) or system calls. By invoking these interfaces, the application can request a service from the operating system, pass parameters, and receive the results of the operation. Users may also interact with the operating system with some kind of software user interface (UI) like typing commands by using command line interface (CLI) or using a graphical user interface (GUI, commonly pronounced “gooey”). For hand-held and desktop computers, the user interface is generally considered part of the operating system. On large multi-user systems like Unix and Unix-like systems, the user interface is generally implemented as an application program that runs outside the operating system. (Whether the user interface should be included as part of the operating system is a point of contention.)



Common contemporary operating system families include BSD, Darwin (Mac OS X), Linux, SunOS (Solaris/OpenSolaris), and Windows NT (XP/Vista/7). While servers generally run Unix or some Unix-like operating system, embedded system markets are split amongst several operating systems.[2][3]



The CD-ROM drive is configured in the config.sys and autoexec.bat system files. The CD-ROM drive device driver must be configured in the config.sys file (even if the device is automatically detected in Windows). To do this, copy the device driver to a folder on the hard drive (in the following example it is called cdrom.sys located in the "cd-rom" folder). Next you must add the line:



DEVICE=c:\cd-rom\cdrom.sys /d:CD001



(CD001 is the name you give to the CD-ROM drive...)



Next the CD-ROM controller (called mscdex.exe must be added to the autoexec.bat by adding the following line:



c:\windows\command\mscdex.exe /d:CD001



(Where CD001 is the name given to the CD-ROM drive and the drive letter that is assigned to the drive is the next letter available, so if you have hard drives D: and E:, and F: is free, then the CD-ROM drive will be assigned the letter F:. If you want to specify the letter to be assigned use the /L:Z option for example.)

Copying a file



There are to commands used to copy files in DOS: copy and xcopy.

Xcopy is the most useful, and is uses the following syntax:

xcopy source destination (where "source" is the filename and "destination" is the filename or folder name where the file is to be copied)



The entire contents of a folder can be copied by typing the name of the folder for "source". The destination must therefore be the name of a folder, it would be rather difficult to copy a folder (i.e. a group of files) into one single file!

The "/s" switch is used to copy sub-folders:

xcopy folder1 folder2 /s copirs folder1 to folder2.

Running a program from any folder



The "PATH" environment variable lets you set the folders whose contents may be accessed even if you are working from a different folder.

Syntax is as follows:



PATH=c:\dos;c:\utils;



The files located in the C:\dos and C:\utils folders may be executed regardless of which folder you are working from. If you have already specified the folders in the environment variable and you wish to add another, you can use the following command:



PATH=%PATH%;c:\folder;



which will add the folder C:\folder to the existing PATH (%PATH%)



The PATH variable has a 127 character limit as the name of variable PATH and the equal sign take up 5 characters already, there are only 122 characters left to specify the folder names



Tip to use this variable effectively make sure to:



* remove any spaces in the path command

* delete any rarely accessed folders

* give folders the shortest name possible



Mapping a folder to a drive letter



Mapping a folder to a virtual drive can be done using the subst command

Answer 9

Os is the software that talks to the hardware and tells the hardware what to do ie Microsoft Windows

Answer 10

an operating system is WINDOWS, or Mac OS or Ubuntu, etc. pretty much if you have a PC is Windows. that is an operating system.

Answer 11

If you're on the PC, on the internet and you don't know what is OS, yet can ask what is 'operating system', I wonder if you really don't know the answer.........................



It's located on C:\ drive.

Answer 12

information about the operating system can be found in which location?

Answer 13

Are you serious?

It's the system that operates and it's located on the inside.

Answer 14

operation system is the base of a computer.it controls all the functions of the computer hardware.without a computer is of no use.u can find the files of an o.s in ''c:/windows'' folder.

Answer 15

Your OS is ( for example ) windows xp

It should tell you in your start menu

Answer 16

operating system .(system that operates the computer)

the kind of computer.



for example

-mac

-windows

-linux

etc. =]