quiz 6 - answer

1.Define system software and identify the two types of system software.

System software is computer software designed to operate the computer hardware and to provide a platform for running application software.

Basic types of system software are:

·  Computer BIOS and device firmware

·  Operating system

·  Utility software

2.Briefly describe various server operating systems: Windows Server, UNIX,Linux, Solaris, and NetWare.

Windows Server is a brand name for a group of server operating systems released by Microsoft Corporation

Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX, sometimes also written as Unix) is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system

Linux refers to the family of Unix-like computer operating systems using the Linux kernel.

Solaris is a Unix operating system. Solaris is known for its scalability, especially on SPARC systems, and for originating many innovative features such as DTrace, ZFS and Time Slider.

NetWare is a network operating system

3.Summarize the features of several embedded operating systems: Windows Embedded CE, Windows Mobile, Palm OS, iPhone OS, BlackBerry, Google Android, Embedded Linux, and Symbian OS.

Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3 is a real-time operating system for a wide range of small-footprint consumer and enterprise devices.

Windows Mobile is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft that was used in smartphones and mobile devices,

Palm OS (also known as Garnet OS) is a mobile operating system. Palm OS is designed for ease of use with a touchscreen-based graphical user interface.

iOS (known as iPhone OS before June 2010) is Apple's mobile operating system. Originally developed for the iPhone, it has since been extended to support other Apple devices such as the iPod touch, iPad and Apple TV.