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title: "What is the operating system?"  
description: "What is the operating system?"  
author: "Deepak Aiyappa"  
published: 2018-10-08  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50260/what-is-the-operating-system  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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#  What is the operating system?

What is the [operating system](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/229069/operating-system-development)?\
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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

An **operating system** is a software program that manages and operates computing devices such as smartphones, tablets, computers, supercomputers, web servers, automobiles, network towers, smartwatches, and other similar devices. It is the **operating system** that makes it unnecessary to know a coding language in order to interact with computers. It's a **graphical user interface (GUI)** layer that serves as a bridge between the user and the computer's hardware. Furthermore, the **operating system** oversees the execution of applications and manages the software side of a computer.


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