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Operating system interfaces

Operating system interfaces

From the course: CompTIA IT Fundamentals (FC0-U61) Cert Prep 1: Computer Basics, Hardware, and Operating Systems

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Operating system interfaces

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- Every operating system enables you to interact with a computing device in similar ways and in fact, desktop and laptop operating systems look and smell very much alike. The mobile operating systems also look and act similarly. Unfortunately, the operating system developers have no agreement on what to call things users interact with. This episode walks through the same common task six times. In the process, I'll point out the names of features in six operating systems. Windows, macOS, Linux, Chrome OS, iOS and Android. The goal is for you to nod sagely when a Mac user friend says, "I popped open the Safair icon on the dock "and then typed in the website I wanted." And as a Windows user instantly equate that state with, "I clicked on the Edge icon "in the taskbar and then typed in the website I wanted." Here I have a Windows 10 machine. I want to accomplish a typical task. That is to open a web browser, access a…

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