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An operating system is a kind of software, which deals with computer’s hardware and software resources management as well providing computer programs with low-level services, which are essential to ensure their proper functionality. This means that operating system plays a role of mediator between programs installed on the computer and the computer hardware (Dohtre 1). Operating systems can be installed on a wide range of devices containing computer functions such as desktop computers, laptops, smartphones, tablets, different types of servers etc.
At the present moment the most popular desktop operating systems are Windows,OS X and ...