What are the similarities between Windows Mac and Linux operating systems?

Answer 1

Windows, Mac OS and Linux are all operating systems. All three can be used in computer desktops, laptops, netbooks, notebooks, smartphones, tablets, etc. You can use any of the three to surf the web, check your email, video chat, as word processors, video editors, for music listening, recording and production, graphics design, and the list goes on and on. However, the software that you use to accomplish the tasks I mentioned might be different depending on which operating system you're using. For example, to go on the internet you a need a web browser: Windows PCs come standard with internet Explorer, Mac PCs come with Safari, and Linux usually comes with Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, or an offshoot of the two (Iceweasel, Chromium, etc).

Answer 2

Windows, Mac OS and Linux are all operating systems. All three can be used in computer desktops, laptops, netbooks, notebooks, smartphones, tablets, etc. You can use any of the three to surf the web, check your email, video chat, as word processors, video editors, for music listening, recording and production, graphics design, and the list goes on and on. However, the software that you use to accomplish the tasks I mentioned might be different depending on which operating system you're using. For example, to go on the internet you a need a web browser: Windows PCs come standard with Internet Explorer, Mac PCs come with Safari, and Linux usually comes with Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, or an offshoot of the two (Iceweasel, Chromium, etc).

Answer 3

1. All of these systems work in protected mode. This means that user does not have full access to hardware. 2. They can run on Intel-compatible platforms. 3. TCP/IP support, common protocols. 4. Graphical User Interface (on Linux this is optional). 5. On each platform there are some games.