System Software

1.    The software that is included in system software are the operating system (OS) - which controls the way your computer functions- and utility programs - which perform general housekeeping for the computer.

2.    The different kinds of operating systems include the following four categories:
                                       - Real-Time Operating Systems-- require minimal user interaction
                                       - Multiuser Operating System-- enables more than one user to access the computer                                 system at one time by efficiently handling and prioritizing requests from multiple users
                                       - Smartphone-- allows user to make and answer phone calls, has productivity features, etc.
                                       - Microsoft Windows-- operating environment that works with MS-DOS and incorporated a user-friendly interface like the one that was first introduced with Apple's operating system.

3.      The most common operating systems are as follows:
                                       - Microsoft Windows
                                       - Mac OS
                                       - UNIX
                                       - Linux

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