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title: "What are the types of operating system or O.S?"  
description: "What are the types of operating system or O.S?"  
author: "Deepak Aiyappa"  
published: 2018-10-08  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50261/what-are-the-types-of-operating-system-or-o-s  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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#  What are the types of operating system or O.S?

What are the types of operating [system or O.S](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/30731/what-are-the-types-of-operating-system-or-o-s)?\
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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

When you turn on a computer, th**e operating system (OS)** is the most critical software that is loaded initially.The **[operating system](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50260/what-is-the-operating-system)** is the software that runs the computer. An operating system facilitates communication between a user and a computer system. **Operating systems such as Windows, Linux, and Android are an example**

Types of **Operating Systems**\

1. Batch OS
2. Distributed OS
3. Multitasking OS
4. **[Network](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50735/how-to-connect-to-a-hidden-network-on-your-iphone-8-plus)** OS
5. Real-OS
6. Mobile OS

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