An operating system manages and displays a computer's functions. It allows software to communicate with hardware and tracks files and directories. It also provides system administrators unrestricted access. Operating systems for small devices like Palm have very limited memory, while Unix was created by AT&T programmers and GNOME is a graphical user interface for Linux systems. Emulation cards allow programs made for different operating systems to be used.

1. Waylon Harold

2.  A computer without an operating system wouldn’t
work
 An operating system manages and shows what the
computer does
 An operating system also does a way for software to
communicate with hardware
 The operating system does not restrict access allowed
to system administrators

3.  Another thing O.S. do is keep track of files and
directories
 Peripheral devices are things connected to the
computer like a printer, mouse, monitor.
 Unix was made by programmers at AT&T
 A GNOME is a Linux user interface

4.  Are similar to normal operating systems but they're
smaller and suck.
 Most operating systems are in the ROM in the small
computers.
 Palm operating systems have the most limited
memory

5.  An emulation card makes it easier to use a program
that is for a different O.S.