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Operating system is imho a rather wide term. There is not that much to a simple operating system. They are mostly a scheduler. Manage some tasks, have the abili
by Matthias247 6y ago
Operating system is imho a rather wide term. There is not that much to a simple operating system. They are mostly a scheduler. Manage some tasks, have the ability to switch between them - that's it. Things like FreeRTOS are not a lot more.
However when people refer to Windows or macOS as OS, they also include the whole collection of standard software as part of the OS. Control panels, browsers, GUI frameworks, etc. At that point it probably includes a browser
- GordonS 6y ago> However when people refer to Windows or macOS as OS, they also include the whole collection of standard software as part of the OS. Control panels, browsers, GUI frameworks, etc I'd add hardware drivers to that list too. Many are of course written by 3rd parties, but to the average consumer they are "part of the OS".