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The purpose of the OS is to make it easy for you to run programs, load new programs and change between a variety of programs.
Embedded programmers run small programs without operating systems on microcontrollers; they do it all the time; this is a fun area but it can be challenging to learn. For certain embedded applications an operating system represents a huge and unnecessary overhead.
On your PC, you actually run several layers of Operating System. The first is called BIOS (Built In Operating System), on the motherboard. When the computer first comes up it looks to the BIOS to determine where to find the hard drives, CDs or other bootable media (nowadays over the network or even an OS on a USB stick) that contain the next layer of operating system. You can reconfigure the BIOS, or you can overwrite it entirely; this would make it feasible to run only your own code on a computer without any "operating system" at all.
If you wish to have multiple operating systems on a computer, or even multiple versions of the same OS, they can be co-located and referred to by a boot loader (such as GRUB or LILO). Windows has a boot loader too, but it's harder to reconfigure to create a non-Windows boot choice.
(old answer below which outright stunk and didn't answer the question at all...)
Think of a computer's Operating System as a car's engine (lousy analogy). You can turn a computer on without an Operating System, but it will just sit there. If you purchase an OS (Windows XP for example), once you power the computer on, insert the install disk (dated) into your CD drive and the disk/install should take off automatically (hardly!).
Some computers are sold without an Operating System already installed. If that is the case, add the purchase of an OS to the cost of your system (gee the most frequent choices are all free). Many desktops/laptops are sold with an OS already loaded. You'll just have to compare the cost difference.
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∙ 15y agoNo Because without the applicattion doesn't get the help they need
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∙ 14y agoNo. In a modern computer, some form of software is needed.
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∙ 13y agoSoftware like hardware is a vital part of the computer. You need it to do many tasks on the computer.
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∙ 8y agoWell, you can turn it on and use it to heat the room a little bit. Without software that is all a computer will be able to do.
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What is the software necessary for any computer to operate?
A system software or o.s
What is sofware?
Software is the programs that are used by a computer. The computer user is able to use a variety of software to operate the computer or other devices that use software.
Software that tells the computer how to operate is called?
windows xp
What is the purpose of the system sotware?
system software is software which control the hardware of computer too operate it
How do you operate a computer without the computer software?
You have to have some kind of software to operate a computer. For a computer to even know what to do when you power it on, there is software stored on a chip on the motherboard, called the bios. This tells the computer what disk drives and other components are connected so that it can do something. From the bios, the computer looks for software on a floppy, hard disk, or CD drive to run an operating system of some kind. It is possible to run a computer without software by typing commands in machine language. Even then, you need the software on the computer chip to operate the keyboard. The old VIC 20 and C64's operated in somewhat that way. To do anything you had to type in commands. Unless you are doing something very basic or sophisticated it is impractical to operate a computer without software
Which two components allow computer systems to operate?
hardware and software
What are the benefits of using soccer software?
The benefits of using soccer software is it helps your computer operate better and gives you an abundance of different varieties. It also helps you computer system to operate at a better abundance.
What are the difference between system software a?
A system is a system which operates the computer but a software is that which is supported by a system and we can operate a software with help of system.
What is the difference between program and software?
Program is a set of instruction of a computer to perform. Software is the various kind of program that is used to operate computer smoothly.
Why do you need system software and applications software on your computer?
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Which computer gaming software works great for someone who never use a computer before?
As long as you read the manual with the computer gaming software, anyone should be able to operate it effectively.
Why do computers need software and what software can be downloaded?
Because the computer needs the software to work. With out OS we cannot operate the computer. So we need softwares to run the computer. All the software can be downloaded and installed in computers nowadays.we lots of free download sites
