How do I know what version of OS X I am operating?

My system indicates that I am operating 10.6.8. Is this snow leopard or leopard. Should I upgrade to snow leopard if i have the operating system disk upgrade available. I cannot find on machine the name of the operating system. Where do I find this?

You have Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Mac OS X doesn't tell you the name of the Mac OS X version you have. Now, Snow Leopard is still supported, so you can keep that version. Lion and Mountain Lion aren't compatible with a lot of apps, so you may have compatibility issues.
This is the list of all OS X versions:
- Mac OS X 10.0 > Cheetah
- Mac OS X 10.1 > Puma
- Mac OS X 10.2 > Jaguar
- Mac OS X 10.3 > Panther
- Mac OS X 10.4 > Tiger
- Mac OS X 10.5 > Leopard
- Mac OS X 10.6 > Snow Leopard
- OS X 10.7 > Lion
- OS X 10.8 > Mountain Lion
- OS X 10.9 > Mavericks
Mountain Lion is the latest stable version, and Mavericks will be launched in fall. If your Mac is compatible with Mountain Lion, you can wait until the Mavericks launch. These are the Macs supported by Mountain Lion > http://www.apple.com/osx/specs If you want more information about OS X Mavericks > http://www.apple.com/osx/preview

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