The operating system fingerprinting process provides detailed information about the operating system running on a device. In some cases, the exact version number of the operating system and detailed hardware information can be determined with the OS fingerprinting option.

Some organizations have policies forbidding certain operating systems from attaching to the network. The OS fingerprinting option can assist with locating systems that are out of compliance, and can also provide information about the operating system running on the "rogue" station. When this option is combined with the version scan (-sV), specific services can also be checked for compliancy.

 

A good advantage of OS is:
It allows you to use your computer without any knowledge of coding. Without an operating system, your hardware would not work at all, until you wrote your own code for the hardware to do what you want.

 

Security:
The operating system is capable of distinguishing between requests which should be allowed to be processed, and others which should not be processed. To establish identity they use the process of authentication.

 

Virtualization is emerging as an important tool in organizations, and in particular, operating system (OS) level virtualization allows multiple applications to share the same operating system instance while providing separate security domains for each application.

 

The operating system is responsible for scheduling the processes on the CPU, especially where there are more than one processors in the system.

 

Rapid Software (OS/Apps) Deployment: Adding a new server or workstation to your infrastructure takes just a few minutes. Instead of installing and configuring the system manually or via a deployment tool, taking at least a few hours, with just a few steps the client is assigned to a virtual disk and can be used in production.

 

Operating Systems, with virtualization also support multiple images per system, including boot menu.

 

Operating systems also have the advantage of easy and complete memory use, hence increasing system response time.

 

the OS is really helpful to all especially those in the market right now. they have their edge using the OS. what you think?