Categories of operating system

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 Categories of operating system:


                                                                 Different categories of operating system are as follows:


  • Stand-alone Operating systems
  • Server Operating system
  • Mobile Operating system



 Stand-alone Operating system:

                                                     An operating system that works on a desktop or notebook computer is called stand-alone operating system. Some standalone operating system that work with server operating system are called client operating system. a client operating system can work with or without a network. some standalone operating system include network capabilities to setup a small network for home or small business.

       Some examples of standalone operating system are as follows:


  • Disk operating system
  • windows 
  • Unix 
  • Linux
  • Mac OS
  • chrome OS      
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   Server Operating system:

                                                             An operating system that is designed to support a network is called server operating system. It is also called network operating system. A server operating system usually resides on a server. The client computers on the network depend on the server for resources. Many standalone operating  system work as client and interact with a server operating system.
      Some examples of server operating system are as follows:
  • Windows Server 2012
  • UNIX
  • Solaris
  • OS X Server
  • Linux
  • NetWare


Mobile Operating system:
                                                         An operating system used in handheld computers and mobile operating system. It provides graphical user interface and different feature such as touchscreen support, navigation, wireless connectivity, e mail and web browsers etc. Some examples of mobile operating system and Android, IOS , Windows Phone, BlackBerry and Firefox OS.

1. Android
2. IOS
3. Windows Phone
4. Black Berry
5. Firefox OS





             Types of Operating Systems based on Number of Users:
                           coming soon.....................

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