OS for 2011 Macbook Pro!

Could someone explain in detail what the OS is, and exactly how it works. I have only had my Macbook Pro going on 4 days now. I have no experience on them at all. I see that it comes with the OS when you purchase the Macbook. I am just confused on the other advanced OS's such as Snow Leopard and the other one I keep seeing advertisements about. What is the difference between them, How do they work differently compared to each other. Is it worth upgrading or installing Snow Leopard or the other one. Could someone go into detail about this topic, it will be greatly appreciated.
-Cheers !

If you have an new computer, you are already using the Operating System (OS) Snow Leopard (10.6). The next generation, to be released later this year is Lion (10.7). Details can be found at the links below.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/
http://www.apple.com/support/snowleopard/
Stedman

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