Also called an "executive" or "supervisor," an operating system performs the following functions. Job management controls the time and sequence that applications or utilities are run. For example ...

This year, Android is reaching version 10, or Q, with an emphasis on privacy and security. Here are some of the key features including those that improve the mobile operating system's functions ...

To some, an operating system is a burden or waste of resources, like those working on embedded systems and other low-power applications. To others it’s necessary, abstracting away hardware ...