I have chosen to compare Windows vista to Mac OS, I will begin by showing the features and functions of Windows vista.
Windows vista
First of all Windows vista has a new hardware based graphical interface named windows aero which stands for “Authentic, energetic, reflective and open) this was made in such a way that it was supposed to be cleaner and aesthetically pleasing than the previous windows interfaces.
The Windows Shell is an improved version of the previous shell with windows XP, this newer software offers a new range of organisation, navigation and search capabilities.
Windows vista also has updated search methods with its new “instant search” type system which makes searching a lot quicker.
Another feature of the windows vista operating system is the newest version of Windows media player which has had a major revamp since its last version with new ways to store and organise your media library, this also has a new search feature which search as you type for instance if you look for a word like “chocolate” as you type C it will bring up all media to do with C then C H will bring up the same but C and H ad so on until you have “chocolate” this feature is speedy and very accurate.
Windows vista features a “Backup and restore centre” which you can use to set up periodic backups to revert back to in case anything happens to your system.
Windows mail has been added to replace Microsoft outlook express which includes a mail store increasing stability as well as a phishing filter and junk mail filter.
Windows Vista now contains a System assessment tool which is used to bench mark the systems performance. The benchmark software such as games can retrieve this rating and modify it’s own behaviour at runtime to improve performance. The benchmark tests CPU, RAM, 2D and 3D graphics acceleration, graphics memory and hard drive space.
Windows vista offer a wide range of Media tools as well some of these include; windows photo gallery, windows DVD maker, Windows media centre and games explorer.
The Mac OS X
This is a piece of software created by Apple.
The graphics interface of a Mac is called “Aqua” this includes the look, feel, the behaviour and integration of GUI elements.
Mac’s OS has many unique and functional user interfaces such as “sheets”, which are document modal dialogs that attach to and appear to come out of the document’s title bar.
The Mac’s organisation system is based around context rather than just placing files all over the place, which place a files goes is set up in the “preferences” for the system.
Synchronising between your computer and its configuration is another thing which the mac OS X does for you, Currently this data set includes the address book, calendar and safari bookmarks, although apple should add more entities. If you are doing a new installation or clean upgrade it is a boon to have the follow: on the “old” installation, click a button to synchronise the above information.
Apple has excellent support for FireWire as it was their own creation. You can readily boot from external drives, treat a Mac to behave as if it were an external FireWire drive, and even connect two computers together using TCP/IP over a FireWire cable. The Isight and Ipod use FireWire as well.
Ipods are a common accessory across more countries, the Mac OS X uses It’s main program, Itunes as it’s default Media player, this is also one of the most commonly used media players for Windows as well.
Security: The Mac OS X features many security systems in order to keep use of the computer safe. Systems of security include Password controlling/managing, certificates, public private keys, application level privileges and trust policies.
Mac OS also brings in some new features such as Ichat which is immature and possibly unstable but offers audio, video and text chat. FileVault is a piece of software, which encrypts a user’s home directory. As well as Exposé, this is secure “trash” deletion software.
To conclude
In conclusion I would recommend the Windows vista operating systems, the lay out and options a much clearer than that of the Mac OS X. although the Media output and features from a Mac OS X is a lot higher quality that the
Vista I feel offers a lot more applications and security, as well as higher protection and prevention of mishaps.
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