O/S For South West College & My Recommendations

O/S For South West College & My Recommendations


What is An O/S???(Operating System)

An operating system is basically a large program to run applications/programs on a computer. An operating system is the most important piece of software in a computer.
It runs software and hardware. Operating systems are designed to deal with almost anything and everything like displaying the keys from a keyboard when they are hit, onto the computer screen.
They also manage files on computer hard drives and control hardware from printers, scanners and the clicks from the mouse.

Windows 7

With Windows 7 uers can see all of the windows that they have open by viewing them in thumbnail pictures. Windows have also added an extra feature
which is very helpful, and it is called 'snap'. This allows users to put two windows side by side and can view both of them while working on one of the windows
without it disappearing/minimizing. Windows 7 also has a new and improved security protection which is the safest one that they have developed yet.

Ubuntu

Ubuntu is open source software. this means that it is absolutely free. It is almost identical to Microsoft Office, but it has the joy of being free.
It also updates itself automatically even when we forget to update or while working it will update itself so maintenance for it almost doesn't exist as it basically maintains itself.

Chorme O/S

Google have launched their very own Operating System. This OS has been specially designed for people who do not use program like word or excel.
Instead, it is soley built fo people who spend all of their time, on the computer, on the internet browsing on things like youtube, facebook, bbay, etc.
When the computer is switched on, the chrome OS boots up almost instantly, so there is o waiting around for boot sequences to commence and then load up all of the computer settings and data. But it is not advisable to get this OS if yo want it to do work on the computer and use Microsoft Office or Open Office.


Recommendation

I would recommend that the SouthWest College should get the Windows 7 OS as it is the most suited to the needs of The College. it is basically a huge upgrade to the current XP OS which they have installed and if they upgraded to Windows 7 then it would take less training for users to get used to it and it also has the almost the exact same programs (obviously with new and improved programs and functions added) as the XP OS