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OCR: 2 -13 InfoWeb Microco mp ute. Operatins SY stem As a computer user IC it important for me to know which operating svstem is on my computer? Today's popular operating systems for the PC platform include DOS Operatinc Windows and 052. The Macintosh operating system called Mac 0s UNIX available for both PCs pue Macintosh computers Versions of UNIX and Windows are also available for minicomputers and mainframes You interact directly with your computer's oper ating system to start programs pue manage the data on your You need to know which operating systerm your computer uses s0 you can enter the appropriate instructions to accomplish these tasks. How can you tell which operating systerm your computer uses? Many microcomputer users can recognize an operating system by looking at the first scree ...