differentiate between operating system and language processor
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Explanation:
Define
A language processor is a software program designed or used to perform tasks such as processing program code to machine code. Language processors are found in languages such as Fortran and COBOL.
An operating system (or OS) is a group of computer programs, including device drivers, kernels, and other software that lets people interact with a computer.
Types
There are two main types of language processors:
•Interpreter - allows a computer to interpret, or understand, what a software program needs the computer to do, what tasks to perform.
•Translator - takes a program's code and translates it into machine code, allowing the computer to read and understand what tasks the program needs to be done in its native code. An assembler and a compiler are examples of translators.
The three most common operating systems for personal computers are Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft WindowsMicrosoft created the Windows operating system in the mid-1980s. There have been many different versions of Windows, but the most recent ones are Windows 10 (released in 2015), Windows 8 (2012), Windows 7 (2009), and Windows Vista (2007). Windows comes pre-loaded on most new PCs, which helps to make it the most popular operating system in the world.
macOS
(previously called OS X) is a line of operating systems created by Apple. It comes preloaded on all Macintosh computers, or Macs. Some of the specific versions include Mojave (released in 2018), High Sierra (2017), and Sierra (2016).
Linux
(pronounced LINN-ux) is a family of open-source operating systems, which means they can be modified and distributed by anyone around the world. This is different from proprietary software like Windows, which can only be modified by the company that owns it. The advantages of Linux are that it is free, and there are many different distributions—or versions—you can choose from.
Function
Operating System
Operating SystemAn operating system is a program which acts as an interface between a user and the hardware (that is, all computer resources).
Language Processor
The computer does not understand any language other than its own machine language (binary language) therefore; it becomes necessary to process a High Level Language (HLL) program so as to make it understandable to the computer. The system programs which perform this very job are language processors.
For example:
Assembler, interpreter and compiler.