Sistem operasi atau dalam bahasa Inggris: operating system atau OS adalah perangkat lunak sistem yang bertugas untuk melakukan kontrol dan manajemen perangkat keras serta operasi-operasi dasar sistem, termasuk menjalankan software aplikasi seperti program-program pengolah kata dan browser web.
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Di bawah ini adalah statistik populeritas suatu sistem operasi.
Windows XP adalah sistem operasi paling populer saat ini (sesuai dengan statistik pada april 2011).Keluarga Windows dipakai hampir 90%:
| 2011 | Win7 | Vista | Win2003 | WinXP | W2000 | Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 34.1% | 7.9% | 0.9% | 42.9% | 0.2% | 5.1% | 8.0% |
| February | 32.2% | 8.3% | 1.0% | 44.2% | 0.2% | 5.1% | 8.1% |
| January | 31.1% | 8.6% | 1.0% | 45.3% | 0.2% | 5.0% | 7.8% |
| 2010 | Win7 | Vista | Win2003 | WinXP | W2000 | Linux | Mac |
| December | 29.1% | 8.9% | 1.1% | 47.2% | 0.2% | 5.0% | 7.3% |
| November | 28.5% | 9.5% | 1.1% | 47.0% | 0.2% | 5.0% | 7.7% |
| October | 26.8% | 9.9% | 1.1% | 48.9% | 0.3% | 4.7% | 7.6% |
| September | 24.3% | 10.0% | 1.1% | 51.7% | 0.3% | 4.6% | 7.2% |
| August | 22.3% | 10.5% | 1.3% | 53.1% | 0.4% | 4.9% | 6.7% |
| July | 20.6% | 10.9% | 1.3% | 54.6% | 0.4% | 4.8% | 6.5% |
| June | 19.8% | 11.7% | 1.3% | 54.6% | 0.4% | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| May | 18.9% | 12.4% | 1.3% | 55.3% | 0.4% | 4.5% | 6.7% |
| April | 16.7% | 13.2% | 1.3% | 56.1% | 0.5% | 4.5% | 7.1% |
| March | 14.7% | 13.7% | 1.4% | 57.8% | 0.5% | 4.5% | 6.9% |
| February | 13.0% | 14.4% | 1.4% | 58.4% | 0.6% | 4.6% | 7.1% |
| January | 11.3% | 15.4% | 1.4% | 59.4% | 0.6% | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2009 | Win7 | Vista | Win2003 | WinXP | W2000 | Linux | Mac |
| December | 9.0% | 16.0% | 1.4% | 61.6% | 0.6% | 4.5% | 6.5% |
| November | 6.7% | 17.5% | 1.4% | 62.2% | 0.7% | 4.3% | 6.7% |
| October | 4.4% | 18.6% | 1.5% | 63.3% | 0.7% | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| September | 3.2% | 18.3% | 1.5% | 65.2% | 0.8% | 4.1% | 6.5% |
| August | 2.5% | 18.1% | 1.6% | 66.2% | 0.9% | 4.2% | 6.1% |
| July | 1.9% | 17.7% | 1.7% | 67.1% | 1.0% | 4.3% | 6.0% |
| June | 1.6% | 18.3% | 1.7% | 66.9% | 1.0% | 4.2% | 5.9% |
| May | 1.1% | 18.4% | 1.7% | 67.2% | 1.1% | 4.1% | 6.1% |
| April | 0.7% | 17.9% | 1.7% | 68.0% | 1.2% | 4.0% | 6.1% |
| March | 0.5% | 17.3% | 1.7% | 68.9% | 1.3% | 4.0% | 5.9% |
| February | 0.4% | 17.2% | 1.6% | 69.0% | 1.4% | 4.0% | 6.0% |
| January | 0.2% | 16.5% | 1.6% | 69.8% | 1.6% | 3.9% | 5.8% |
| 2008 | Vista | W2003 | WinXP | W2000 | Win98 | Linux | Mac |
| December | 15.6% | 1.7% | 71.4% | 1.7% | 0.1% | 3.8% | 5.3% |
| November | 15.1% | 1.6% | 72.0% | 1.8% | 0.1% | 3.8% | 5.3% |
| October | 14.4% | 1.7% | 72.2% | 1.9% | 0.2% | 3.8% | 5.5% |
| September | 13.2% | 1.8% | 73.3% | 2.2% | 0.2% | 3.8% | 5.2% |
| August | 12.5% | 1.9% | 73.9% | 2.4% | 0.2% | 3.9% | 4.9% |
| July | 11.5% | 2.0% | 74.7% | 2.6% | 0.2% | 3.9% | 4.8% |
| June | 10.0% | 1.9% | 74.6% | 2.6% | 0.2% | 3.7% | 4.8% |
| May | 9.3% | 1.8% | 74.0% | 2.9% | 0.3% | 3.6% | 4.7% |
| April | 8.8% | 1.9% | 73.3% | 3.3% | 0.5% | 3.7% | 4.6% |
| March | 8.5% | 1.9% | 72.7% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 3.9% | 4.4% |
| February | 7.8% | 1.8% | 72.4% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| January | 7.3% | 1.9% | 73.6% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 3.6% | 4.4% |
| 2007 | Vista | W2003 | WinXP | W2000 | Win98 | Linux | Mac |
| November | 6.3% | 2.0% | 73.8% | 5.1% | 1.0% | 3.3% | 3.9% |
| September | 4.5% | 2.0% | 74.3% | 5.4% | 0.9% | 3.4% | 3.9% |
| July | 3.6% | 2.0% | 74.6% | 6.0% | 0.9% | 3.4% | 4.0% |
| May | 2.8% | 1.9% | 75.0% | 6.5% | 0.9% | 3.4% | 3.9% |
| March | 1.9% | 1.9% | 76.0% | 7.2% | 0.9% | 3.4% | 3.8% |
| January | 0.6% | 1.9% | 76.1% | 7.7% | 1.0% | 3.6% | 3.8% |
| 2006 | Win2003 | WinXP | W2000 | Win98 | WinNT | Linux | Mac |
| November | 1.9% | 74.9% | 8.0% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 3.5% | 3.6% |
| September | 2.0% | 74.6% | 9.2% | 1.4% | 0.3% | 3.5% | 3.6% |
| July | 2.0% | 74.3% | 10.1% | 1.5% | 0.3% | 3.4% | 3.6% |
| May | 2.0% | 74.2% | 10.7% | 1.6% | 0.2% | 3.4% | 3.6% |
| March | 1.8% | 72.9% | 11.9% | 2.0% | 0.3% | 3.4% | 3.5% |
| January | 1.7% | 72.3% | 13.1% | 2.4% | 0.3% | 3.3% | 3.5% |
| 2005 | Win2003 | WinXP | W2000 | Win98 | WinNT | Linux | Mac |
| November | 1.7% | 71.0% | 14.6% | 2.7% | 0.4% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| September | 1.7% | 69.2% | 15.8% | 3.2% | 0.5% | 3.3% | 3.1% |
| July | 1.6% | 65.3% | 17.7% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 3.5% | 3.0% |
| May | 1.4% | 64.5% | 19.4% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 3.3% | 2.9% |
| March | 1.4% | 63.1% | 20.2% | 4.7% | 0.9% | 3.2% | 3.0% |
| January | 1.2% | 61.3% | 21.6% | 5.3% | 1.0% | 3.2% | 2.8% |
| 2004 | WinXP | W2000 | Win98 | WinNT | Win95 | Linux | Mac |
| November | 59.1% | 23.7% | 5.6% | 1.2% | 0.1% | 3.1% | 2.7% |
| September | 55.9% | 26.2% | 6.4% | 1.5% | 0.2% | 3.1% | 2.6% |
| July | 52.5% | 28.4% | 7.5% | 1.9% | 0.2% | 3.1% | 2.4% |
| May | 51.0% | 29.6% | 8.2% | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2.9% | 2.5% |
| March | 48.0% | 31.1% | 9.4% | 2.4% | 0.4% | 2.6% | 2.4% |
| January | 44.1% | 33.6% | 10.4% | 3.0% | 0.4% | 2.7% | 2.4% |
| 2003 | WinXP | W2000 | Win98 | WinNT | Win95 | Linux | Mac |
| November | 42.6% | 36.3% | 10.9% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 2.6% | 2.2% |
| September | 38.0% | 37.9% | 12.1% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 2.4% | 2.0% |
| July | 33.9% | 40.6% | 12.6% | 5.3% | 0.6% | 2.3% | 1.9% |
| May | 31.4% | 41.0% | 13.9% | 5.8% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 1.8% |
| March | 29.1% | 41.9% | 14.8% | 6.6% | 0.8% | 2.2% | 1.8% |
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Kutipan
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Sumber statistik: w3schools.com