What is an operating system and what are the options? An operating system is the software that makes your computer work. It uses programs and data to run the computer, and to make simple tasks work.

Mac OS is the hands-down operating system winner, from the perspective of cost effectiveness. Sparser help desk calls, stronger security and cheaper licensing are three big reasons why. But there are ...

I, being a die-hard fan of the Windows OS, have seldom opted for any other operating system so far. However, this is my choice. In reality, there are several other alternative operating systems to the ...

Cross-platform software is the norm today. In many cases, developers don't have to consider what operating system their apps will be deployed on, because apps tend to be more or less platform-agnostic ...

One way or another, you’re interacting with operating systems. Your smartphone uses one, and your tablet and laptop do as well. However, little is said about how the ways we interact with our ...