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title: "What is the main purpose of an operating system?"  
description: "What is the main purpose of an operating system?"  
author: "Kalin"  
published: 2022-04-02  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96675/what-is-the-main-purpose-of-an-operating-system  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["operating systems", "troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is the main purpose of an operating system?

What is the main [purpose of an operating](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/111067/what-is-the-purpose-of-an-operating-system) [system](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13144/benefits-of-a-small-business-phone-system)?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

**The main [purpose](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/247/no-fail-policy-failing-its-purpose) of an [operating system](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/229069/operating-system-development):**

- The backup store, as well as peripherals such as scanners and printers, are all controlled by this programme.
- It has to do with moving programmes in and out of memory.
- Organizes memory usage between processes.
- It divides processing time between users and programmes.
- Maintains user security and access privileges.
- Errors and user instructions are dealt with.
- Allows users to save files to a backup location.
- For example, Windows Vista and Apple OSX provide an interface between the user and the computer. See the User Interfaces study guide for additional details.

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