Purpose of operating system (OS) is responsible for managing the computer’s hardware resources and hosting applications running on the computer. Each node can monitor one or more nodes on the LAN.
#WHAT IS THE IMAC OPERATING SYSTEM CALLED SOFTWARE#
A layer of cluster software runs on the cluster nodes. Clustered computers share the storage and are connected closely through LAN networking.Ĭlustering is usually done to provide high availability.
It is different from the parallel system in the package system, in which two or more separate systems are tied together. A distributed operating system is an extension of the network operating system that supports high levels of communication and integration of machines on the network.Ī clustered system uses several CPUs to accomplish a task. The distributed operating system is a model where distributed apps are running on many computers connected through communication. Desktop operating system is installed in the user’s machine such as (desktop, laptop or notepad), and it provides the environment in between the users and hardware, due to that environment users can control the entire local machine as well as their peripheral.Įxamples are – Microsoft Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac, Android, Ubuntu, IOS, and more.
Desktop operating system is known as “Client Operating System”.