1. Briefly‚ what is an operating system? An operating system serves as a hardware/software interface‚ acts as a repository for common‚ shared routines and defines a platform for constructing and executing application software. 2. An operating system presents an application programmer with a relatively "friendly" hardware/software interface. What does this mean? Why is it important? The user interface‚ sometimes called the shell‚ provides a mechanism for the user and application programs to communicate
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that Microsoft should not be split up since it isn ’t really a monopoly; Windows has a lot of competitors out there and some of the companies that make them are even bigger than Microsoft. And that is actually quite true: Microsoft has only about 6% of the global software market and only 3% of the global computer market overall. There are several computer companies that make more than Microsoft‚ like Sun Microsystems and Compaq and there are at least nine other operating systems besides Windows‚ some
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Linux Vs Windows 1. Why has Microsoft been so successful with Windows? Windows has been successful with Windows for a number of reasons such as below: * Dominant Operating System/Large Installation Base: Windows was first launched in 1983‚ and has been the most dominant Operating System with a huge market share and installation base. * Enormous plethora of GUIs: Microsoft windows provide a range of features from a step-by-step user interface for novice users to powerful interfaces
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Windows PC’s versus MAC by Apple While shopping for a computer many people ponder if they should buy a MAC or Windows PC. It is a debate that has been ongoing since both computers came into the tech scene. There are loyal and devout followers to both companies and computers. For some‚ it can be a tough decision with the many options and features of each computer‚ but for others the choice to be made is not very tough to make. A Windows laptop is a better complete computer then a MAC book because
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Internet Operating Systems Andrew S Minette POS/355 University of Phoenix Internet operating systems‚ or Web operating systems‚ are not operating systems per say. There are more of user interfaces. An operating system is dependent on system hardware and uses hard disk space on a user computer to install and store applications. Web operating systems‚ however‚ depend on traditional operating systems to run an instance. According to Jonathan Strickland or How Stuff Works‚ while there may not
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Unix or Linux‚ You Decide! In the IT world there is a debate of which systems are the best to use in your business environment. These debates run between the Operation Systems (OS) Linux‚ Unix and Microsoft systems (MS). Looking at only two of these systems‚ Linux and Unix‚ comparing cost‚ operability‚ compatibility and downtime the decision is up in the air which system is right for business use. The decision is ultimately up to the business and their goals and vision. Cost is a large segment
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TYPES OF OPERATING SYSTEM Real-time Operating System: It is a multitasking operating system that aims at executing real-time applications. Real-time operating systems often use specialized scheduling algorithms so that they can achieve a deterministic nature of behavior. The main object of real-time operating systems is their quick and predictable response to events. They either have an event-driven or a time-sharing design. An event-driven system switches between tasks based of their priorities
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STUDENT’S MANUAL TO ACCOMPANY OPERATING SYSTEM CONCEPTS SEVENTH EDITION ABRAHAM SILBERSCHATZ Yale University PETER BAER GALVIN Corporate Technologies GREG GAGNE Westminster College Preface This volume is a student’s manual for the Seventh Edition of Operating System Concepts‚ by Abraham Silberschatz‚ Peter Baer Galvin‚ and Greg Gagne. It consists of answers to the exercises in the parent text. Although we have tried to produce a student’s manual that will aid all of the users
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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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Mac OS 9 is the final major release of Apple’s Classic Mac OS operating system. Introduced on October 23‚ 1999‚ Apple positioned it as "The Best Internet Operating System Ever‚"[1] highlighting Sherlock 2’s Internet search capabilities‚ integration with Apple’s free online services known as iTools and improved Open Transport networking. While Mac OS 9 lacks protected memory and full pre-emptive multitasking‚[2] lasting improvements include the introduction of an automated Software Update engine and
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