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Operating System

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An operating system is a piece of software that runs applications on a computer system.

Linux

Linux comes in multiple forms known as distributions.

Popular distributions include:

Unix

Unix Flavors

Windows

Windows has linear versions of its OS unlike linux.

Macintosh

Mac OS has linear progression much like windows in its versions and is based on Unix.