OPERATING SYSTEM

EVERYTHING YOU SHOULD KNOW

What is an Operating System

• An operating system is the most important software that runs on a computer. It

manages the computer's memory and processes, as well as all of its software and
hardware. It also allows you to communicate with the computer without knowing how
to speak the computer's language. Without an operating system, a computer is useless.
• Some popular Operating systems
 Linux Operating System
 Windows Operating System
 open VMS
 OS/400
 AIX
 z/OS
The operating system's job

Your computer's operating system (OS) manages all of the

software and hardware on the computer. Most of the time, there
are several different computer programs running at the same time,
and they all need to access your computer's central processing unit
(CPU), memory, and storage. The operating system coordinates all
of this to make sure each program gets what it needs.
Functions of an Operating System

 Memory Management
 Processor Management
 Device Management
 File Management
 Security
 Control over system performance
 Job accounting
 Error detecting aids
 Coordination between other software and users
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• Linux OS
Linux (pronounced LINN-ux) is a family of open-source
operating systems, which means they can be modified
and distributed by anyone around the world. This is
different from proprietary software like Windows,
which can only be modified by the company that owns
it. The advantages of Linux are that it is free, and
there are many different distributions—or versions—
you can choose from.
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• Microsoft Windows OS
Microsoft created the Windows operating system in
the mid-1980s. There have been many different
versions of Windows, but the most recent ones are
Windows 10 (released in 2015), Windows 8 (2012),
Windows 7 (2009), and Windows Vista (2007). Windows
comes pre-loaded on most new PCs, which helps to
make it the most popular operating system in the
world.
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• VMS
The OpenVMS operating system, since its release in
1977, has been used by businesses worldwide because
of its outstanding reliability. While the VAX and Alpha
hardware that it typically ran on is no longer
manufactured, the operating system has withstood the
test of time and the critical applications running on it
are still at the core of many business operations.
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• OS/400
The OS/400 was designed to run on AS/400 hardware.
OS/400 was divided into System Licensed Internal Code
(SLIC) and Extended Control Program Facility (XPF)
controlled by the Technology Independent Machine
Interface (TIMI). Since its release in 1988, the OS/400
has had name changes and developed into better
versions which have added value to its AS/400
mainframe. The OS/400 is still a competitive operating
system and still runs on some mid-range computers.
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• AIX
BM’s Advanced Interactive eXecutive, or AIX, is a series of
proprietary UNIX-based operating systems built and sold by
IBM. AIX is the leading open standards-based UNIX operating
system providing secure, scalable, and robust infrastructure
solutions for enterprise.

With the current UNIX server market capitalization

estimated to be over $5 billion, AIX maintains a majority
share of 58%. IBM’s Power Systems currently supports both
AIX and Linux.
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• z/OS
IBM's flagship operating system for its mainframes.
Introduced in 2000, z/OS is Unix compliant. It runs
traditional IBM mainframe software, such as CICS,
IMS and SNA, along with Unix/Linux mainstays such
as Java and TCP/IP. Earlier versions of z/OS ran in
System/390 mainframes with 31-bit addressing, but
after z/OS Version 1.5 in 2007, z/OS only ran on 64-
bit System z machines. See IBM Z.
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