SYSTEM SOFTWARE

1. STAND-ALONE OPERATING SYSTEM

1.1. Proprietary Software

1.1.1. WINDOWS ( WINDOWS 7, WINDOWS VISTA etc )

1.1.2. MAC OS

1.2. EXAMPLE

1.3. Open Source Software

1.3.1. UNIX

1.3.2. LINUX

2. DEFINITION

3. A COMPLETE OPERATING SYSTEM THAT WORKS ON A DESKTOP COMPUTER,NOTE BOOK COMPUTER,OR MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE

4. SYSTEM SOFTWARE CONSISTS OF THE PROQRAMS THAT CONTROL OR MAINTAIN THE OPERATIONS OF THE COMPUTER AND ITS DEVICES

5. SERVER OPERATING SYSTEM

5.1. Proprietary Software

5.1.1. WINDOWS SERVER 2008

5.1.2. NETWARE

5.2. EXAMPLE

5.3. Open Source Software

5.3.1. UNIX

5.3.2. LINUX

5.3.3. SOLARIS

6. MOBILE OPERATING SYSTEM

6.1. Proprietary Software

6.1.1. WINDOWS EMBEDDED CE

6.1.2. WINDOW PHONE 7

6.1.3. IPHONE OS

6.1.4. PALM OS

6.1.5. BLACKBERRY

6.2. EXAMPLE

6.3. Open Source Software

6.3.1. GOOGLE ANDROID

6.3.2. EMBEDDED LINUX

6.3.3. SYMBIAN OS

7. AN MOBILE OPERATING SYSYTEM RESIDES ON A ROM CHIP ON A MOBILE DEVICE OR CONSUMER ELECTRONIC DEVICE

8. AN OPERATING SYSTEM THAT IS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO SUPPORT A NETWORK

8.1. TYPICALLY RESIDES ON A SERVER