total desktop operating system market share (NetMarketShare‚ 2013). These operating systems run our home and work computers. Server versions of these operating systems run Internet web pages‚ corporate databases and file servers. Mobile versions of these operating systems run our personal smart phones and tablets. Soon‚ we may see a Linux-based ecosystem in vehicles. What is known as Automotive Grade Linux‚ a sub group of the Linux Foundation‚ “is providing a common operating system and application
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Components of an Operating System In order to perform the actions requested by the computer’s users‚ an operating system must be able to communicate with those users. The portion of an operating system that handles this communication is often called the user interface. Older user interfaces‚ called shells‚ communicated with users through textual messages using a keyboard and monitor screen. More modern systems perform this task by means of a graphical user interface (GUI) in which objects to be
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Running Head: Operating Systems - Linux Operating Systems - Linux Prepared by Jackie Riddick University of Phoenix November 18‚ 2007 Operating Systems - Linux Brief History. Linus Torvalds created the Linux operating system in 1991 while he was still a student at the University of Helsinki in Finland. He developed and released the Linux kernel under the GNU General Public License so that its source code would be free to all and others could modify it to meet their specific needs. The
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Europe‚ Latin America‚ and Asia. Further‚ the company has also built a solid brand that is highly valued for its reliability. Since the launch of Apple’s iPhone in 2007‚ however‚ Nokia’s dominance has been challenged. Apple’s radical expertise in operating systems featured user-interface and functionality technology that changed the way other handset manufacturers thought about their design philosophies. Nokia has been slow to adapt to the smartphone revolution and has since witnessed a steady erosion
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Overview of Mobile Operating Systems Today Samuel Echevarria Lee University February 29‚ 2012 Abstract The paper discusses the importance of mobile operating systems in today’s world‚ while also giving a brief overview of the important mobile OS’s that are popular in the US. Advantages and disadvantages are analyzed within each mobile OS and will give an insight as to which mobile OS caters to a user’s or business need. This is done by evaluating the smartphone market (market share‚ hardware sales
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Hallo‚ Hi everybody. I´d like to talk about the National Theatre and one very interesting play. First‚ few words about the Theatre. The National Theatre in Prague is known as the national monument of Czech history and art. It´s neo-Renaissance building dating from 1868-83. It is instantly recognizable from the river‚ its golden roof gleaming in the sunshine on fine weather days. For Czech people‚ the National Theatre is one of the most important cultural institutions in Prague - since
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the historical genre of theatre originated from sarugaku in the mid-14th century and continues to be performed today. Noh and kyōgen originated in the 8th century when the Sangaku was spread from China to Japan. Sangaku included various types of performances presenting acrobats‚ song and dance as well as comic sketches. (Bowers) Kan’ami Kiyotsugu and his son Zeami Motokiyo brought Noh to what is its present-day form during the Muromachi period (1336
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Greek theatre essay – Hugo Fuller "The chorus was a crucial part of Greek theatre and was used to narrate the story‚ give their opinion of the plot‚ and keep a rhythm for the play. The chorus did this in various ways‚ such as through costumes‚ stage presence‚ music and singing. What did the chorus bring to Greek theatre and how was it shaped because of it?" The chorus played an important role in Greek theatre. Sometimes the chorus would help the audience to follow the story - it had an informative
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ICT 100: Introduction to Information and Communications Technology Unit 3: Operating Systems Objectives: Define the term software Differentiate between system software and application software Define the terms operating system and utility program Identify the types of operating systems Explain the boot process of a computer Describe the functions of an operating system Identify common utility programs Software‚ also called a program‚ consists of a series of related instructions
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1. Introduction to Operating System:- Computer is a somewhat complex machine. The world has become accustomed to so many choices. One of the major choices in the modern era is the “Operating System (OS)”. Operating systems are the central software component to any computer. The main brands of operating system are; Windows Mac OS‚ Sun Solaris‚ UNIX‚ DOS and Linux. Each brand has its own take on what makes up an operating system. Windows is the most commonly used operating system around the world
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