Your Operating System Is...

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Your Operating System Is...
...and with a "Tip O' the Hat" to Whatis?com

"An operating system (sometimes abbreviated as "OS") is the program that, after being initially loaded into the computer by a boot program, manages all the other programs in a computer. The other programs are called applications or application programs. "

As to the the Boot Program and booting...
"To boot (as a verb; also "to boot up") a computer is to load an operating system into the computer's main memory or random access memory (RAM). Once the operating system is loaded (and, for example, on a PC, you see the initial Windows or Mac desktop screen), it's ready for users to run applications."

As to RAM...
"RAM (random access memory) is the place in a computer where the operating system, application programs, and data in current use are kept so that they can be quickly reached by the computer's processor."

As to Processor...
"A processor is the logic circuitry that responds to and processes the basic instructions that drive a computer. "

As to Instructions...
"An instruction is an order given to a computer processor by a computer program. At the lowest level, each instruction is a sequence of 0s and 1s that describes a physical operation the computer is to perform "

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