Relationship of software and computer compatibility? What sofware is required to make computer work.?

Question

I need to know how to compare and contrast when I don't understand the software part to begin with.
First I don't understand how Windows, Unix, Linux, and Mac OS are different or alike, other than they are needed to use the computer. I can't seem to understand their relationship (the software) and the computers they are compatible with. Is there anyone who can explain this in Lay man terms. I guess the technical stuff confuses me. Feel free to email me, but put yahoo answers in the subject so I don't delete the mail. Thank you

Answer 1

First you should know about the different OS version and the command language to understand it but in short i will try to give you the best.

All the windows, Unix, Linux, and Mac are given the name as OS but there is very less change in making the windows. The OS are made generally through .net,java,c,c++ etc.

but the people just dig around and modify the windows with the tools like VB and Azuze.

They just change the modification like boot screen and welcome screen, icons, desktop, effects etc.

But the Linux and Windwos are totally different

UNIX

1) Non GUI

2) File System (STD.ERR, STD.IO)

3) Command Based

4) Not Event Driven

5) Multi Processing



WINDOWS

1) GUI Based

2) FAT32, NTFS

3) Menu Based

4) Event

Driven

5) No Multi Processing



Unix is multi user, multi processing and multi tasking operating system

but as compared to windows is single user.

In short Unix is better.



If you want detailed information on linux and unix use this link

http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/what-is-the-difference-between-linux-and-unix/



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Answer 2

Relationship between Software and computer compatibility.

This could be better put as Hardware, the stuff you can touch and feel.



The software required to make a computer work is an Operating System. Windows, unix, linux and mac OS are all TYPES of operating systems.



An operating system is just very big list of functions/instructions in the form of a Programming code.



The reason for incompatibility is that the hardware and program code are diffident or can be for each OS so the instructions/functions are diffident.Example

These are things that the computer knows to make Tea



MAC system Hardware cup, teabag, kettle, stove, water

Windows System Hardware cup, teabag, billy can, stove, water



The program for the MAC would say "Place Kettle on stove", this program wouldn't run on the on Windows System because it doesn't know about the kettle as it's looking for a billy can so running the mac program would cause it to crash ie stop operating. The program would need to rewritten for the windows system.



One of main reason for upgrades from win 95 to XP, vista and Windows 7 the changes to the hardware which needed to be supported and the way it used by the end users so the security needs increased so the program code is rewritten.



Hope this helps, there is a bit more to it but the idea is the same

further information below

Answer 3

Well.



Firstly the difference between the operating systems is that they are all written (programmed) in different ways, they look different and work differently. Linux is free for anyone. Windows and mac are not.



The hardware in a computer runs the operating system. They way the operating system is made, depends whether the hardware can, or cannot run it. Different hardware in computers work differently, thus, the operating system needs to be different to so that it can compat with the hardware...



I hope this helps, not sure it it will though.

Answer 4

Go to windows update and see if they have a fix or a patch.