Assignment 9 - Quiz 2: Types of Operating Systems

Operating systems in order according to the date they were released

1. MS-DOS 2. Mac OS 3. Windows 3.0 4. Windows 95 5. Windows Vista

Torvalds

Creator of Linux

Linux qualities

Customizable, unpaid developers, open source

Windows for Workgroups

First provided networking capabilities

Windows Vista

GUI nicknames AERO

Mac qualities

Introduced the first GUI, widely used by graphic designers

Functions of the finder

Locates files, organizes computer folders and files, deletes files, opens applications

GNU General Public License

Makes it possible for developers to copy, modify, and share the Linux program provided all changes are made public

Windows qualities

Most commonly used OS

Windows 1.0

Not a true operating system, operating environment

Windows 95

Significantly increased the popularity of Windows operating systems due to its backward compatibility

Finder

The application always running when Mac is turned on

Desktop

The main work area of a Mac

How the first Mac OS different from the operating systems used by most early PCs

Users clicked on pictures to launch applications. Users didn't have to memorize lots of commands. Different applications used similar interfaces.

Its GUI

What set the Mac apart from earlier operating systems