High (80%) chance of rain in the early morning, clearing to a sunny afternoon. Winds northerly 15 to 20 km/h turning westerly 15 to 25 km/h before dawn.
An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs. The operating system is a component of the system software in a computer system. Application programs usually require an operating system to function.
Just like Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Mac OS X, Linux is an operating system. An operating system is software that manages all of the hardware resources associated with your desktop or laptop. To put it simply â the operating system manages the communication between your software and your hardware. Without the operating system (often referred to as the âOSâ), the software wouldnât function.