what is exact definition of operating system?

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what is exact definition of operating system?..

Answer / sitanshu

oOS is a software which acts as a interface between user
application and hardware.

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what is exact definition of operating system?..

Answer / karunakar

os is a software which acts has interface between user and
hardware

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what is exact definition of operating system?..

Answer / swamynaidu kollu

Operating system (commonly abbreviated to either OS or O/S)
is an interface between hardware and user; it is responsible
for the management and coordination of activities and the
sharing of the resources of the computer. The operating
system acts as a host for computing applications that are
run on the machine. As a host, one of the purposes of an
operating system is to handle the details of the operation
of the hardware.

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what is exact definition of operating system?..

Answer / raam

operating system is an interface between user and the
system. in other words, it is a mediator between user and
the system.

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what is exact definition of operating system?..

Answer / anandhi

it is a interface between user and harware

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what is exact definition of operating system?..

Answer / nitika

An OS is an integrated set of specialized programs that are
used to manage over all resources of and operations of the
computer.

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what is exact definition of operating system?..

Answer / saurabh

NOTE:- os is an interface between user and hardware is not totally CORRECT defination,,,,,,my GATE TEACHER (MR NILAY KHARE SIR)IITIAN HAS GAVE ME 100% CORRECT DEFINATION........

:CORRECT DEFINATION IS GIVEN BELOW:-

OS IS AN INTERFACE BETWEEN USER AND COMPUTER RESOURCES(ie.HARWARE,SOFTWARE,DATA)

S,those who posted interface between user and hardware is not fully correct.so if you say my defination to an interviewer then interviewer will definatally impressed by you.

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what is exact definition of operating system?..

Answer / b.reddy

operating system is a collection of programs to interact
user with the hardware device

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what is exact definition of operating system?..

Answer / pavankumar

os is an interface between user and hardware...
it provides convenient platform to develop and execute
application programs efficiently and effectively..

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what is exact definition of operating system?..

Answer / tenacious techies

OS is a set of Interrupt Handlers

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