Mac OS
Full Form Name
Full Form of Mac OS:
Macintosh Operating System
Mac
OS Full Form is Macintosh
Operating System. Mac
OS is a series of graphic user interface operating system developed by APPLE
Inc. for Macintosh line of computer systems. Mac OS was specially designed for
68K Motorola processors. The Macintosh operating system was first introduced in
the year 1984. Several revisions are made since then to make the operating
system for efficient and user-friendly. Mac OS aims to minimize a user’s conceptual
awareness& Knowledge of operating systems.
The
basic tasks that required more operating system knowledge could be easily done
on Mac OS with mouse gestures and graphic controls. This differentiates Mac OS
from its competitors like MS-DOS, which used complicated textual commands and
abbreviations to get the tasks done. The operating system has more memory and
robust programs as compared to other operating systems.
The
selection of software and programs are focused on the creative industry, and
the operating system is enabled with programs that facilitate professional
graphic designing, audio, and video editing. Office applications such as
Microsoft Office, MacWrite, OpenOffice, etc. are also available.The browsers
include iCab, Netscape, Opera and Mozilla Firefox. Some software and programs
are not compatible with Mac OS thereby limiting its usability. Mac OSX was
introduced in the year 2001, renamed as OSX in 2012 is the latest version of an
operating system by Apple.