An operating system is a set of programs that are designed to control the computing operations of a computer. it acts as an intermediary between the hardware and the user. If you are now reading this article from a monitor screen, therefore, an operating system is installed on your computer.
Instructions
Step 1
With its help, the user can control the computer. Roughly speaking, the operating system is the most important program. Drivers and programs are installed in the operating system to control computer devices. Determining the version of the operating system that is installed on your computer is quite simple. Systems of the Windows family have become widespread. Quite often, the version is indicated on the desktop canvas, namely in the lower right corner.
Step 2
You can also find out when you run the System Properties applet. To do this, go back to your desktop and right-click on the "My Computer" icon. Select Properties from the context menu. You can also launch this applet by pressing the Win (with a window image) + PauseBreak keyboard shortcut.
Step 3
In the window that opens, in addition to the main configuration data of the computer, the version of the operating system will be indicated. Some users are used to detecting the version when the system boots. If you are not yet so well versed in operating systems or cannot determine its version, most likely your computer is running a system of the Linux family, which are now less common than Windows. As a rule, Linux systems are ignored by ordinary users, because working with it is not quite similar to working in Windows.
Step 4
After booting the system, go to the desktop and press the key combination Ctrl + alt="Image" + T. In the opened window of the "Terminal" program, enter the command "uname -a" without quotes and press the Enter key. You will see information about the Linux kernel and a specific assembly. You can find out more about your operating system on the official website, for this you need to enter the system version in an empty field of any search engine.
