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Title: Compare various operating systems according to different criteria.
Theory:
Observations/ Results:
(Write pros and cons of different OS after comparison)
OPERATING SYSTEM | ADVANTAGE/PROS | DISADVANTAGE/CONS |
M-DOS | We have direct access to the BIOS and its underlying hardware. Its size will “boot” much faster than any windows version; thus, it will run in a smaller system. It is very lightweight, so it does not have the overhead of the multitasking operating system. | No multi-tasking supported by the OS. Difficulty in memory access when addressing more than 640 MB of RAM. Interrupt levels for hardware needs to be managed by our self. |
| It is good for making workarounds for managing/administering an MS system and for combining programs. | The OS does not support automatic IRQ ordering. |
WINDOWS 7 | Windows 7 is faster than its predecessors, both in terms of installation and boot up time. It also supports advanced touch and handwriting recognition. Windows 7 supports Virtual Hard Disks with the support of enhanced performances of multi core processors | It is expensive than the previous Microsoft operating systems. Some of the users are not satisfied with the new features, because, they need to buy out additional resources such as RAM, etc to make use of them. Some of the features like Start Menu user interface, Windows Ultimate Extras, InkBall, Windows Photo Gallery, Windows Movie Maker, Windows Calendar Windows Mail called Windows Live Essentials were included in Vista are removed in Windows 7. |
WINDOWS 10 | Ease of use: All versions of Microsoft Windows have something common in it which makes users easy to shift from one version to another. Windows 7 users have no difficulty in migrating to Windows 10 because most of the features of Windows 10 are the same as windows 7. The user interface of windows is also easy to use than UNIX and MAC. Software support: Windows platform is best suited for game and software developers. Windows have large number audience so developers prefer to make utilities, | Most of the software is paid: Most windows programs are paid e.g. games, graphics software (Photoshop), download manager (IDM) and other popular software are paid. You have to buy these software or pay a monthly fee to use them. Virus attacks: Windows have a high amount of hacker attacks. The hackers can easily break windows security. So windows users are dependent on anti-virus software and have to pay monthly charges to companies to protect their data. Also, windows users have to update OS to keep up- |
| games and software for windows OS. Linux users cannot make windows apps so it is better to use windows for developing apps. | to-date with security patches. |
MAC OS | Fewer virus attacks: As macOS is the second most used operating system and has less number of active users so it has fewer virus attacks also. The other reason of virus safety is its UNIX relationship which is more secure than Windows OS. Good customer support: Mac users get good response from its support team as compared to other operating systems. Apple has skilled engineers which helps the user in fixing the issues in their hardware and software. Support NTFS and FAT: macOS support Windows file system formats including both NTFS and FAT. | Fewer games and software: Most game developers prefer to make games for the Windows OS because they have more percentages of users. Mac users have fewer games available. Also, mac computers have low graphics capability to run high graphics games. There is some software which is available for Windows and not available for mac users e.g. adobe premiere pro etc. No hardware customization: If you buy any Mac computer/laptop then you cannot change its hardware parts like processor, graphics card etc. For some mac computers, you can change hardware and RAM but it is not for all mac computers. It is also not possible to change other hardware accessories like internal computer parts, the only choice you have is to buy a new mac computer. On every major release of your operating system you have to change your computer else 50% of your operating system features not work. |
LINUX | Powerful command prompt:- Command prompt in Linux is very advanced and if you are | Hardware drivers:- One of the issues that most Linux users face is that some |
| developer then you can perform most of your work using the command-line interface. You can install different repositories and packages through the command-line interface. No anti-virus software needed:- In Linux, you do not need anti-virus software to be installed on your PC. Linux has fewer chances to be affected with virus. The reason for strong virus protection is that Linux has large number of open source developers which keeps an eye on virus-related stuff. If any source code needs to be updated then it is done in no time. | hardware drivers are not available for Linux. Hardware companies prefer to make drivers for windows or mac because they have more users as compared to Linux. Games:- Most of the games are made for windows but not Linux. As windows platform is widely used so game developers have more interest in windows. |
ANDROID | Millions of apps:- Users have a vast choice to choose which apps they need. Apps are categorized into topics and every topic has large amount of apps to download Third-party apps also supported:- You can also install third-party apps. These apps can be downloaded from different websites. Users are flexible in choosing which apps they want to download either from google play store or any other website. You just need to authorize the app to be downloaded. Notifications are nicely displayed:- All the notifications of apps, messages, emails, low battery are displayed nicely. Users can access the notification by | Apps run in the background:- In the older version of Android, most apps always run in the background and come to foreground as they wish. But in new version of android apps cannot automatically come to foreground. As some apps run in the background then it consumes mobile battery and your device battery vanishes quickly. Low specification mobiles run slow:- As android is a very large operating system that consumes lot of storage and some default apps also comes with operating system so low specification devices run slow. If you install many apps in these devices then your mobile will become unresponsive or heat up quickly. |
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IOS | Security: As apps in the Apple app store have to go through a strict approval process so only apps with better security are approved. You cannot expect your phone is in danger and there are very fewer chances that your phone gets any virus or malicious code inserted. You can secure your phone by using face detection or using the fingerprint sensor. Ideal for app developers: Android has a vast range of devices will different screen sizes and it becomes very difficult for app developers to make the app for different screen sizes. But iOS has few devices and developers can make apps easily. | Limited devices: iOS only runs on Apple devices and users have to keep stick with similar look and feel of the UI. As you know android has a vast range of devices and each device has its custom UI due to customization of android Not open source: iOS is not open-source that mean you cannot customize and cannot use iOS on devices other than Apple devices. If you consider android then it can be customized easily by any mobile company like Samsung, Huawei or HTC. Apps are costly: The apps are costly in price and there is no widget support for the apps. If you compare apps with android then most of the android apps are free to use |
CHROME OS | Cloud storage: When you buy Chromebook then 100 GB of cloud storage is given free to you. You can use this cloud storage in Google drive, photos, documents, spreadsheets, slides | Advanced photo and video editing: You cannot do heavy editing of photos and videos. You cannot install Photoshop and other adobe software on Chrome OS. There are some online apps available that you |
| and other Google apps also. This is enough storage for any kind of work you do online. Lightweight: According to Google, Chrome OS startup time is within 7 seconds. Chromebook comes with an SSD drive. Chrome OS uses the hardware of the device very efficiently. You can easily carry your Chromebook and move it to different locations. | can use for simple editing of photos but for professionals, Chrome OS is not the right thing. The hardware is also right in Chromebook for this editing. Needs fast internet: As 90% of Chromebook is for internet-connected apps so you will need a fast internet connection to use Chrome OS. All the apps in Chromebook are cloud-based. Most Chromebooks have 30 GB of local space that is not enough for storing a lot of data. If you want to see a movie then you have the only option to stream online through YouTube, Netflix websites. |
Conclusion:
According to me Windows 10 is the best OS till date because, it has the extract of almost every other popular Operating System, it .I can run all Linux distribution, Mac OS, Android emulator using Software like VirtualBox and Bluestacks . And its has a wide variety of users from beginners(naive users) to intermediate(developers) to advanced(server level) user.