Quite simply, so you can "operate" the system. :) ...To explain further, it basically boils down to this... Having an operating system is an easier and more friendly way to accomplish tasks utilizing the processing power of a computer than manually encoding everything into machine code.
Windows is typically the best system for server hosting. The reason for this is compatibility and better "bang for your buck." Frankly in the corporate world there are cheaper Windows PCs and for that reason it is the widely used operating system which makes sense for the use of a compatible system to host a server.
Because otherwise iPhones wouldn't do anything useful.
There is no reason you cannot load an operating system on a flash drive. However, getting the computer to recognize the flash drive and boot from it could be an issue.
Bart PE is a pre-installed environment operating system utility to run a PC compatible computer so you can access files when the installed operating system is not accessible for whatever reason.
XP is a complete operating system, not simply an operating environment.
There are basically four types of operating systems. They include Batch Operating System, Multiprogramming Operating System, Network Operating System and Distributed Operating System.
1. BATCH PROCESSING operating system 2. MULTIPROGRAMMING operating system 3. TIME SHARING operating system 4. REAL TIME operating system 5. DISTRIBUTED operating system
An operating system manages the working operation of a computer
Yes, a multiuser operating system is also described as a network operating system.
Hell no. the bios sits under the operating system (vista is an operating system) the bios is independent of operating systems, and is there to....run the operating system.
It is when your current Operating System and files are wiped from the main harddrive and a new copy of the operating system is installed. If backed up, you files can then be copied back into the new system, but programs will need to be installed again as well. This is usually done if hardware has (at least partially) failed, malware has damaged the system beyond repair, or for some other reason part of your system has been corrupted.
It is both operating system....