Glossary · Computer science
Operating system
The software that runs a computer and lets programs use its hardware, such as Windows, macOS, Linux or Android.
In Icillion
You will meet operating system in 1 prompt of Icillion. Of the 42 answers they accept, only 32 reach The Deep or below.
For example
Answers to “Name an operating system”, the familiar end of the list:
- Windows
- Linux
- macOS
- Android
- iOS
- Ubuntu
- Debian
- Fedora
- ChromeOS
- Unix
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