Classic Episode: What is an Operating System? (Remastered)

Kopec Explains Software

We're travelling this week, so we remastered a classic episode from 2020. It's our second episode—operating systems explained for laypeople. Checkout the show notes below for other classic episodes about operating systems. Original description:

This week we discuss the most essential layer of a computer’s software, the operating system. We describe what an operating system is. We denote the differences between popular operating systems. The varying operating system business models are described. And we talk about why operating systems are important.

Show Notes

• Episode 4: iOS vs. Android
• Episode 19: What is Linux?
• Episode 32: What is Unix?
• Episode 38: The History of macOS
• Episode 42: What was DOS?

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