Software Applications And Operating System. Three popular personal computer operating systems are Windows Mac OS and Linux. The application programs make use of the operating system by making requests for services through a defined application program interface API.
Application software is downloaded form internet. Operating system comes installed on the device purchased. Three popular personal computer operating systems are Windows Mac OS and Linux.
The operating system is essential whereas an application software is optional.
The main difference between operating system and application software is that an operating system is a system software that works as the interface between the user and the hardware while the application software is a program that performs a specific task. The application programs make use of the operating system by making requests for services through a defined application program interface API. Each time you start a computer the operating system is loaded copied from the computers hard disk into memory. The operating system is also responsible for the management and control of all resources memory hard drives monitors etc between them may be running different applications at the same time share the work.