What is an operating system?

 OPERATING SYSTEM ( OS )

 Operating System (OS) is software that acts as an interface between hardware devices and user programs, or yourself to use a computador.actúa as an intermediary for the applications running.

  Now we are going to explaine two diferents operating systems: Microsoft Windows XP and Ubuntu Netbook Edition.

MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP:

Windows XP (original code name was Whistler) is a version of Microsoft Windows line of operating systems developed by Microsoft. Released on October 25, 2001, is currently the x86 operating system used on the planet (with a market share of 58.4%) and is considered to be more than 400 million copies in use. [3] letters "XP" from the word experience.

UBUNTU NETBOOK EDITION:

Ubuntu Netbook Edition (formerly known as Ubuntu Netbook Remix [4]) is a version of the Ubuntu operating system, optimized for netbooks and other devices with small screens and Intel Atom processors.
In the new version 10.10, has been included inteface Unity, which provides a simple, lightweight, and provides an application launcher to the left of the screen. Unity was created especially for this release, following the same design line to be used in the future GNOME 3.0. This version includes a global application menu on the top bar and window controls (close, minimize, maximize) are integrated into the top bar. Also remove all third party notifiers the top bar, and are replaced by new indicators with dropdown menus.