Explain the similarities and differences between two different mobile phone operating systems. Solution Mobile Operating System What is operating system…? An operating system is an interface between user and hardware. It manages hardware and software resources of the system. Mobile operating System. An operating system which controls mobile devices is called Mobile devices. The modern mobile operating systems combine the features of a personal computer operating system with touchscrean, cellular, Bluetooth etc. list the few Mobile Operating System Android Blackberry iOS WebOS SymbianOS Windows Now I am comparing two Mobile operating system 1)- Android and Windows Advantages of Android OS: Disadvantages of Android OS: Advantages of Windows OS: Disadvantage Comparative study between Androids OS and Windows OS Difference properties Android Windows Company/ Developer Google Microsoft Programmed in Java, C, C++ C, C++ OS family Unix-like Windows Source model Open source software Closed-source Updates Updates are provided by different parties in the consortium. Updates are only done by Microsoft. Applications Applications are created by an open community of developers. Applications are created by tie up companies and Microsoft. Touch style Capacitive technology Capacitive technology Offers native support for Google Sync for Gmail, Contacts, and Google Calendar. Mail, Exchange, Outlook Contacts, Calendar, Windows Market, etc. Number of applications Over 700,000 applications Limited number of applications. Similarities properties Android Windows Security yes yes Cloud Support Yes(Google Drive) Yes(Microsoft Drive) User interface yes yes Language support Language support Language support Updating of OS yes yes properties Android Windows Company/ Developer Google Microsoft Programmed in Java, C, C++ C, C++ OS family Unix-like Windows Source model Open source software Closed-source Updates Updates are provided by different parties in the consortium. Updates are only done by Microsoft. Applications Applications are created by an open community of developers. Applications are created by tie up companies and Microsoft. Touch style Capacitive technology Capacitive technology Offers native support for Google Sync for Gmail, Contacts, and Google Calendar. Mail, Exchange, Outlook Contacts, Calendar, Windows Market, etc. Number of applications Over 700,000 applications Limited number of applications..