Operating Systems Basics

An operating system is the main software that manages a device's hardware and lets other programs, called apps, run on it, handling tasks like opening files, connecting to a screen, and managing memory behind the scenes. Common operating systems include Windows and macOS on computers, Android on phones and tablets, and Apple's iOS on iPhones and iPadOS on iPads, and while they look different, each one does this same basic managing job.

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