What Is It?
A software program that helps other software programs that are installed on your computer, communicate with various devices inside or attached to your computer.
In addition, it creates a user interface on the computer screen that allows users to see, access and use those software programs to create, add and delete information.
What Does It Do?
The operating system or OS as it is commonly called, manages four key aspects of a computers operations:
- Process Management
- Memory Allocation
- File Input/Output
- Device Input/Output
It acts on the one hand as a traffic cop, controlling the flow of data around your computer, starting and stopping processes.
Provides a means through which your applications (Word, Excel, etc.) can access the hardware and system software on your computer as well as provides user interface.
A.K.A.
- DOS
- Windows
- Mac OS
- Linux
- OS/2
Learn more about operating systems…
Vista excerpts taken from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Windows Vista is the name of the upcoming release of Microsoft Windows, a line of graphical operating systems used on personal computers, including home and business desktops, notebook computers, and media centers.
Prior to the announcement of the Vista name on July 22, 2005, it was known by its codename Longhorn.
As of November 8, 2006, Windows Vista development is complete and is now in the release to manufacturing stage;
Microsoft Vista debuted on November 30, 2006 for volume license customers and went on sell worldwide on January 30, 2007.
These release dates come more than five years after the release of Windows XP, Microsoft’s current consumer and business operating system, making it the longest time span between major releases of Windows.
Windows 2000 was simply one of the best operating system I have ever used.
For years the business world has longed for an operating system with plug and play capabilities of just like Windows 98, but with the reliability and security of Windows NT. That wish became a reality when Windows 2000 was born.
In my personal opinion, Windows 2000 Professional is simply the best operating system I have used. It is the standard that all future operating systems will be judged by…more on Windows 2000
