Applying “Analytical Hierarchy Process” to Evaluate the Performance of Different Operating Systems

When we are thinking about choosing best Operating System for any specific requirement, then this selection is dependent on multiple parameters and criteria. Some of these parameters are Durability, Scalability, Integrated Functionalities, Security and many more. Whenever an application is developed, priority charts are prepared for selection of most suitable operating system. In our work, we are going to apply “Analytical Hierarchy Process” (AHP) to evaluate the performance of different operating System. AHP is the Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) tool which is used in decision making This paper discusses about a useful mechanism that has been built to guide the decision makers in how to make decision for certain problem using AHP. This paper focused on comparative performance analysis of Windows, Linux OS/400 Operating Systems.