Introduction about Operation System

An operating system (OS) is the software that manages the sharing of the resources of a computer and provides programmers with an interface used to access those resources. An operating system processes system data and user input, and responds by allocating and managing tasks and internal system resources as a service to users and programs of the system.

Common contemporary desktop OSes are Linux, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows and Solaris. Windows is most popular on desktops, Linux is most popular in servers environments. However many Linux distributions are gaining in popularity on desktop personal computers. Linux, Mac OS X and MS Windows all have server and personal variants.

With the exception of Microsoft Windows, the design of each of the aforementioned OSs were inspired by, or directly inherited from, the Unix Operating System. Unix was developed at Bell Labs beginning in the late 1960s and spawned the development of numerous free and proprietary operating systems

Linux distribution, often simply distribution or distro, is a member of the Linux family of Unix-like computeroperating systems. Such systems are built from the Linux kernel and assorted other packages, such as the X windw suystem and software from theGNU project. Acting like several CPUs in one, the Cell will be able to power multiple operating systems at once, as well as bear the heavy computing load that a single system can place on the CPU. These past couple years have also seen significant shifts in the direction that computers and their operating systems are to take.

Phones, computers, gaming systems, and entertainment centers are becoming more complex, more integrated with each other, and the distinction between these devices are becoming more and more blurred. Modern operating systems are reflecting this shift as well, supporting VoiP, integrating audio and video with IM and email, etc.

With the maturity of the cell processor, tech manufacturers have the opportunity to combine these functions completely on a single home machine, with dedicated processors or cores for each task, and perhaps dedicated operating systems--or environments--to enhance task performance and simplify the interface

As hardware complexity increases, a simpler, more elegant and straightforward computing interface will likely emerge, separating media from computing, design and multimedia work from office work, with all tied to the Web. With multimedia and gaming relegated to their own places--all of which can operate simultaneously without interfering with one another (thanks to Cell)--there is no need for one beastly, complicated interface to control them all.

Each environment can have its own simple, straightforward interface, and the Cell will ensure ease of mobility between environments without disturbing the workflow of any particular environment.