PC Operating Systems

1. Windows 7

1.1. Pros:

1.1.1. Simple Installation

1.1.2. Default Desktop

1.2. Cons:

1.2.1. Slow Boot

1.2.2. Security Updates

2. Mac OS X

2.1. Pros:

2.1.1. Fast boot

2.1.2. Default Desktop

2.2. Cons:

2.2.1. Installation barriers

2.2.2. Security Updates

3. Ubuntu 10.10

3.1. Pros:

3.1.1. Fast boot

3.1.2. Security Updates

3.2. Cons:

3.2.1. Adobe Flasher is an option

3.2.2. Netbook Edition

4. Google Chrome OS

4.1. Pros:

4.1.1. Relationship to Android

4.1.2. Google cloud print

4.2. Cons:

4.2.1. Link Handling

4.2.2. Initially intended for secondary devices

5. Operating System Definition: software, consisting of programs and data, that runs on computers and manages the computer hardware and provides common services for efficient execution of various application software.