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Functions	Windows XP	Mac os
machine and peripheral management	On windows you can access your peripherals through the my computer page and this makes it very easy to find them and see how much space they have	On mac the peripherals will show up on your desktop and you will be able to see them but you will have to click on properties to see how much space they have remaining

security

On windows you have the windows essentials pack that is very good for protecting your computer and informing you what is wrong and you can still use the popular anti-viral software such as Norton

On mac you can have any of the popular anti-viral software and that can protect you the same as it would on pc so you can have the same protection on both

file management

I personally prefer the file management on pc because I find it is very easy to use and how you can have access to all of you files through the my computer panel that I find is more accessible to use than the macs finder and you can have your files on your desktop

The mac has the finder that lets you have access to all of your files and through this you can get to your folders and sub folders with ease and you still have the option to have your files on your desktop also

device drivers

the device drivers can update when new hardware is connected such as a keyboard

on mac the device drivers needed has to be the mac os drivers so they can sometimes be a bit harder to find

features	Windows XP	Mac os
ability to customize	On pc you have the option to full customise your computer with ease because they have been made so they are easy to open and most of the parts can be unplugged and a now piece of hardware can be plugged	The Mac can be customised but it is a lot harder to do so it is more of a specialist job so you will have to put it into the shop most likely if you wanted the ram to be increased or a bigger hard drive