Microsoft based on the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890. It was alleged that Microsoft created a monopoly with the handling of its operating system and web browser
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: Linux and Unix Unix is popular operating system‚ developed by AT&T in 1969 and it has been very important to the development of the Internet. It is a multi-processing‚ multi-user‚ family of operating systems that run on a variety of architechtures. UNIX allows more than one user to access a computer system at the same time. A widely used Open Source Unix-like operating system kernel. Linux was first released by its inventor Linus Torvalds in 1991. Combining the Linux kernel with the GNU software
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Week 2: Checkpoint IT 282 In this lab I learned how to install Windows 7 operating system. It began by bringing me to the main installation page where I was able to select my language‚ time and currency format‚ and keyboard or input method. I chose the defaults which were English and US. I then was shown a screen that had a button labeled "Install Now" which I proceeded to click. The next page was the license terms where I read the terms that I was able to see. Once I read and accepted the terms
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Linux? Which parts of the Linux operating system did each provide? Who else has helped build and refine this operating system? GNU stands for "GNU’S Not Unix"‚ and it was designed to be a UNIX-like operating system developed by Richard Stallman. Linux is the name of operating system kernel developed by Linus Torvalds. GNU’s tools aside the Linux kernel make the operating system known as “Linux” aka “GNU/Linux”. Thousands of people helped refine the operating system online. 1. What does the process
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information‚ refer to “What Is So Good about GNU/Linux?” The source code for the operating system is readily available so that students can understand more easily how GNU/Linux works and can modify the code further to understand its operation and change the way it works. For more information‚ refer to “The Code Is Free” 3. Multiuser operating systems allows the multiple users to access the resources of a single systems at a time or at different time. allows many users to take advantage of the computer’s
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“In the fourth quarter of last year [2010]‚ sales of smartphones topped sales of PCs and laptops” (Vogelstein‚ Wired Magazine). An operating system is the system that runs on a mobile phone or computer. For example‚ a PC (personal computer) runs Windows 7‚ whereas a Mac runs iOS. Today‚ there are only a few operating systems that are thriving. These operating systems are Android OS and iOS. Android is far more superior than iOS. Android OS was bought by Google in 2006. It began as a tiny company
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typical computer owner purchase add-on software? A. System software and operating systems B. Application software and utilities C. Device drivers and application software D. System software and antivirus software ____2. System software is designed to accomplish ____ tasks. a. real-world c. only gaming b. computer-centric d. only operating system ____3. The two main categories of software are application software and system software. TRUE FALSE
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mechanisms • Components within an operating system • Various security models • Security criteria and ratings • Certification and accreditation processes Computer and information security covers many areas within an enterprise. Each area has security vulnerabilities and‚ hopefully‚ some corresponding countermeasures that raise the security level and provide better protection. Not understanding the different areas and security levels of network devices‚ operating systems‚ hardware‚ protocols‚ and
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minimum use of operating system to manage its resources. But a personal computer has to be capable of providing all of the required functionality in a standalone manner without relying on a centralized manner. Which require high administrative cost and where sharing leads to more efficient use of resources are precisely those settings where network computers are preferred than the traditional personal computers. 3 An interrupt is a hardware-generated change-of-flow within the system. An interrupt
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features‚ Symbian OS puts no constraints on the integration of other peripheral hardware. This flexibility allows handset manufacturers to pursue innovative and original designs. Symbian OS is proven on several platforms. It started life as the operating system for the Psion series of consumer PDA products (including Series 5mx‚ Revo and netBook)‚ and various adaptations by Diamond‚ Oregon Scientific and Ericsson. The first dedicated mobile phone incorporating Symbian OS was the Ericsson R380 Smartphone
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