The features and functions of different operating systems M1

Feature	Windows	MAC OS	Linux	Dos	Comparison+ conclusion
Ability to customize	Windows is hard to customize because it is a programme which has a code which the user cannot get to meaning they cannot change the codes within the programme. But the user can personalize their display screen with a picture and colours which makes the computer more personal.	MAC OS is similar is windows in the way that the user cannot change the code that the programmers have designed for the computer to work.	Linux is the one operating system that can be customized the most. It is an open source operating system meaning the user if they have the knowledge to change the codes, can do so. Meaning they can change things about the codes to make the operating system work to their advantage.	Dos is very difficult to customize because it is limited and it doesn’t have GUI which you have personalise.	Looking at these it looks like not having to change the code works better for most users before then everyone can use this computer and doesn’t have to know anything special to operate the system.
Support for connectivity of portable media	Windows lets the user add portable media through USB ports.	MAC OS is again similar to windows in that is lets the user add portable media through USB ports.	Modern Linux lets the user plug in devices and once the system is running the computer opens the right applications to running the plugged in device.	Dos is an old operating system so people don’t make portable media devices for Dos anymore.	Looking at these operating systems it doesn’t look like in the modern ones there is much difference in them.
Security	Windows is the operating system that will be mostly attacked because it is really vulnerable because it has the largest ‘surface area’ of files accessible on the internet.	Mac is medium secure because it is a more operating system and it is expensive so not many people would make virus to destroy the operating system because there isn’t many users.	Linux is more secure because the system the most popular and more technique person would be using this operating system so there will be less ways to send the virus to their computer because they know how to get rid of it.	Another that was a problem of Dos’s operating system won’t have been because it is so old now.	Looking at this is seem like Linux would be the best option to get in the security part of it because it is less likely to get attacked by viruses.
Stability and reliability	Windows is reliable because
Ease of management	The ease of management with Windows is good because everything is in one place such as the control panel, the user can change things about the computer such as the keyboard and the mouse and how they work, faster slower. Also there are easy management opinions in the system which makes using the system so much easier for the user.	Mac OS has something called to At Ease which helps the user operate the system. So this will be a lot like Windows in the way that everything that will help the user is in one place.	The ease of management with Linux is very much like Windows in that the user can go and change things such as the keyboard but it is different because	The ease of management would have been difficult because everything had to be loaded by a command and the user would have to know these commands in order to work the whole operating system.	Looking at this is seem that the modern systems are mostly the same in the ease of management but there are some differences between the different operating systems.
Associated utilities,	Windows have utilities such as clean up tools and
Cost	Windows is the second most expensive because you have to buy the operating system but it isn’t as expensive as the MAC OS operating system. Windows operating system costs £73.40 roughly.	MAC OS is the most expensive operating system because in order to have this operating system you have to buy a MAC computer and they are the most expensive brand of computer for every day use and also specialist work such as music creation etc.	Linux is the cheapest operating system because it is free.	Dos is no longer made because the operating system is so old, but the price of what it was back when it was still made wouldn’t be that much now.	Looking at this it looks like getting the Linux would be the better opinion price wise, but is it the best operating system for most users, users who don’t have the knowledge to work the Linux system. Windows would be the best opinion because it isn’t the most expensive operating system but it is the easiest operating system to use.
Support for the user	Windows is good for supporting the user because they are websites that they can go on and get help and also there are books and help opinions that the user can get hold of.	MAC OS will be very similar to Windows in the way that they have ways to help and support the user but there isn’t as much because it has been around for as long as windows and also it isn’t used in the same way as windows is, it is used for programming and design.	Linux will have less support for the user because it is for the more technique people and they wouldn’t need the help.	Dos is no longer being made so there will not be any support for the operating system.	Looking at this it shows that window offers a lot more support for the user of their computer which is good because then they will have a wider audience for their product because they feel like they can use the operating system and if they get stuck there are many ways they can be helped.