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Computer operating systems (OSes) provide a set of functions needed and used by most application programs on a computer, and the links needed to control and synchronize computer hardware. On the first computers, with no operating system, every program needed the full hardware specification to run correctly and perform standard tasks, and its own drivers for peripheral devices like printers and punched paper card readers. The growing complexity of hardware and application programs eventually made operating systems a necessity for everyday use.
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Computer operatingsystems (OSes) provide a set of functions needed and used by most application programs on a computer, and the links needed to control...
systems (special-purpose operatingsystems), such as embedded and real-time systems, exist for many applications. Security-focused operatingsystems also...
This article presents a timeline of events in the historyof computer operatingsystems from 1951 to the current day. For a narrative explaining the overall...
Two major families of Mac operatingsystems were developed by Apple Inc. In 1984, Apple debuted the operatingsystem that is now known as the "Classic"...
The historyof IBM mainframe operatingsystems is significant within the historyof mainframe operatingsystems, because of IBM's long-standing position...
This is a list ofoperatingsystems. Computer operatingsystems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many...
tables provide a comparison ofoperatingsystems, of computer devices, as listing general and technical information for a number of widely used and currently...
of mobile operatingsystems. Only the latest versions are shown in the table below, even though older versions may still be marketed. Comparison of open-source...
that operates the functions in the network layer (layer 3). Notable network operatingsystems include: Cisco IOS, a family of network operatingsystems used...
hybridization of the two in 2-in-1 PCs. Mobile operatingsystems combine features of a desktop computer operatingsystem with other features useful for mobile...
The version historyof the Android mobile operatingsystem began with the public release of its first beta on November 5, 2007. The first commercial version...
appropriately used only for older generations ofoperatingsystems.[citation needed] Disk operatingsystems for mainframes, minicomputers, microprocessors...
An Embedded OperatingSystem (EOS) is an operatingsystem designed specifically for embedded computer systems. These systems aim to enhance functionality...
The following is a list ofoperatingsystems released by Apple Inc. As of 2023, there are six supported software platforms: iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS...
Microsoft Windows is a product line of proprietary graphical operatingsystems developed and marketed by Microsoft. It is grouped into families and sub-families...
Debian. The most numerous type of device with an operatingsystem are embedded systems. These use varied operatingsystems; a high percentage are standalone...
(/ˈjuːnɪks/ , YOO-niks; trademarked as UNIX) is a family of multitasking, multi-user computer operatingsystems that derive from the original AT&T Unix, whose development...
A distributed operatingsystem is system software over a collection of independent software, networked, communicating, and physically separate computational...
4690 OperatingSystem (sometimes shortened to 4690 OS or 4690) is a specially designed point of sale (POS) operatingsystem, originally sold by IBM. In...
versions of MS-DOS, IBM PC DOS, and at least partially compatible disk operatingsystems. It does not include the many other operatingsystems called "DOS"...
supercomputer operatingsystem is an operatingsystem intended for supercomputers. Since the end of the 20th century, supercomputer operatingsystems have undergone...
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