Hello and welcome to this session for OS’s. Recently we adopted Mint Linux which is the most popular OS for future users, we love it.
Many OS’s have come and gone, however this introduction is about the most popular OS’s today.
A situation came when we had to support a customer with a laptop, research showed us Mint Linux. Now Mint Linux has been widely used among developers.
OS’s run the hardware, the brain of a computers.
The most known OS’s include:
- Windows 200, XP, 7, 8
- Mac OS’s
- Linux
- UNIX
- Others
We all know Windows and is the most popular OS, so what is an OS?
OS’s connect all the hardware (monitor, hard disks, RAM, DVD Player, keyboard ) together when you power on. OS starts up from hardware power up connection.
OS’s use GUI (graphical user interface) for the user to run software applications.
The OS manages how much memory each software uses and processes the software you use (internet, Skype, Facebook, Office).
Linux has many developers that build OS’s similar to Windows OS and Mac OS.
Up and coming OS’s include Mint Linux which is easy to use just like a Mac OS and with a Windows OS feeling.
The key features a customers will notice Mint Linux is that it’s:
- Easy to learn
- Install thousands of software
- Runs with most hardware manufactures
- Advanced Mac User experience
- GUI is similar to Windows OS while you become familiar with it
Linux has truly become a users friendly OS similar to Windows OS for Windows OS users. We are here to develop our users experiences with solutions to be more productive.
Reference
http://www.linuxmint.com/
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