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Operating System Research Worksheet
Name: ____________________________________________
Date: ____________________________
USE THE INTERNET TO RESEARCH AND FIND ANSWERS TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS…
1. What is an operating system? What is the purpose of an OS?
2. Create a point form list of the steps involved in installing an OS, and installing basic software:
3. What OS do we use on the computers in class? _______________________________________
4. Find an example of a “cloud” based OS. Use the OS website to explain what “cloud” based computing
means.
5. What is Open Source software? Explain the theory behind software being open source vs. proprietary.
6. Linux is an open source OS. There are many different versions. List 5 different versions of Linux.
7. Many people now are using mobile devices. List 3 popular mobile operating systems. Create a chart to
compare desktop OS’s to mobile OS’s.