OPERATING SYSTEMS FOR COMPUTERS
COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS
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False
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True
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Although the X in “Mac OS X” is not the same X as in “the X Window System, ” you can get them to play nicely together. Most Unix systems use the X Window System as their default GUI. (We’ll refer to the X Window System as X11 instead of X, to avoid confusion with Mac OS X.)
Detailed explanation-2: -macOS is an operating system designed by Apple. The operating system is what allows you to use a computer. macOS comes preloaded on all new Apple Macintosh computers (commonly known as Macs).
Detailed explanation-3: -No, they are essentially the same thing-just named differently. In fact, three terms were used at different times with reference to Apple’s operating system: Mac OS X, OS X, and macOS. Mac OS X was the official naming through version 10.7, from 2001 to 2011. In the next four years, the OS X names were used.