Apple Interview Question

What is an operating system?

Interview Answers

Anonymous

Oct 15, 2015

An operating system (also called an OS) is a piece of software that is needed to run the programs on a computer or a mobile device. The programs that run on an operating system talk to the hardware.

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Anonymous

Oct 17, 2015

An operating system is what brings your computer's hardware to life. For example Mac OS X El Capitan, or Windows 98.

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Anonymous

Jul 25, 2015

windows 97, me, windows 8

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Anonymous

Apr 30, 2015

the software that supports a computer's basic functions, such as scheduling tasks, executing applications, and controlling peripherals.

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