Operating System is the most common type of _________ software. A. Communication B. Application C. System D. Word Processing Software
An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs. After being initially loaded into the computer by a boot program, manages all the other programs in a computer. The other programs are called applications or application programs. The application programs make use of the operating system by making requests for services through a defined application program interface (API).