Glossary

An Operating SystemAn Operating System, or OS, is a piece of software that allows a computer how to interact with a person, and how to allow that person to use any devices (such as a keyboard or mouse) attached to the computer. If your computer was a car, you could think of your OS as being your brakes, steering wheel, turn signal, and other things that you use to control your car. There are a bunch of different OSes out there, just like there are different car manufacturers. Some OSes include: Microsoft Windows Apple MacOS X the many flavors of Linux, including: Ubuntu Fedora SuSE, or OS, is a piece of softwareSoftware is a set of instructions that is in a form that a computer can execute. that allows a computer how to interact with a person, and how to allow that person to use any devices (such as a keyboard or mouse) attached to the computer. If your computer was a car, you could think of your OS as being your brakes, steering wheel, turn signal, and other things that you use to control your car.

There are a bunch of different OSes out there, just like there are different car manufacturers. Some OSes include:

• Microsoft Windows
• Apple MacOS X
• the many flavors of Linux, including:
  • Ubuntu
  • Fedora
  • SuSE