Unit 2 M1

Function	Windows XP	Mac OS
Machine and peripheral management	Windows is compatible with the majority of hardware out there, you can go to the shop and buy a keyboard and it will work.	Mac and Windows are similar apart from Mac OS only connects with other Mac products.
Security	Windows has security functions such as password protection for different user accounts and firewall.	A password is needed to share files. Mac also has the user account password.
File management	Windows has a file manager and it shows a list of documents that are stored and this allows you to move the files around and store them in different places. This process is caller explorer.exe	Mac systems use finder which is similar to the windows system but uses appropriate icons to show you what is stored on the computer.
Device drivers	When buying programs that need device drivers on windows an installation programme is provided and you have to manually install it.	With Mac you cannot change things like graphics cards if the system is closed. All the drivers that you need are included in the operating system.
The ability to customise	Windows is easy to customise, you can change the background using the control panel where you can change the profile picture on the user accounts, the password and the appearance of your computer. You can customise colours, size of text, volume.	Unlike windows on a mac it is harder to customise the computer; you can still change the background screen. You need to install additional software to customise most of the desktop.
The support for connectivity of portable media	Windows supports the majority of types of media, if it is connected by USB, headphones, CD’s, DVD’s and other computer peripherals.	Mac supports the same things as windows as long as the computer has the right connection.
Stability and reliability	The programmes on windows are installed onto the computer rather than the operating system.	Mac has fewer programmes available so there is less to crash.
Ease of management	Windows is one of the easiest operating systems to use. It is simple to use.	Mac is also easy to use but it is newer.
Associated utilities	Windows have more on offer.	Mac also has lots of applications on offer.