500-4 Yhtomit

PART 1
·  375 words
·  3 sources
·  APA Format
When companies like Microsoft create, refine, and update operating systems, one of the most important factors they claim to consider is whether the operating system is “user friendly”.
In fact, there is an entire field of study devoted to Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).

How do you define “user friendly”?
In your experience, which operating system(s) is/are the most “user friendly”?

PART 2
·  375 words
·  3 sources
·  APA Format
In the last decade, Microsoft has introduced multiple operating systems, claiming that each new O/S is an “improvement”.
This 20-year evolution began with Windows 98,then Windows 98SE, followed by Windows ME,Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 8.1 and most recentlyWindows 10.
·  In your opinion, which of these operating systems worked most effectively?
o Support your answer by citing specific operating system characteristics and their benefits.
·  Was each of these “new and improved ”operating systems REALLY “new and improved”?
o Why or why not?
·  What do you think about the series of TV commercials that were produced by Apple to pitch the Mac computer as a superior product over the personal computer (PC)?
o Briefly summarize the advertisement(s) you have viewed.
·  Based on what you have learned so far:
o How accurate is the information presented in these commercials?
o How biased is the information presented in these commercials?

sources:  
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_operating_systems
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_operating_systems

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