NounPlural operating systems operating system (plural operating systems) (OS)
From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. An operating system (OS) is an interface between hardware and user which is responsible for the management and coordination of activities and the sharing of the resources of a computer that acts as a host for computing applications run on the machine. As a host, one of the purposes of an operating system is to handle the details of the operation of the hardware. This relieves application programs from having to manage these details and makes it easier to write applications. Almost all computers (including handheld computers, desktop computers, supercomputers, video game consoles) as well as some robots, domestic appliances (dishwashers, washing machines), and portable media players use an operating system of some type. Some of the oldest models may, however, use an embedded operating system that may be contained on a data storage device. Operating systems offer a number of services to application programs and users. Applications access these services through application programming interfaces (APIs) or system calls. By invoking these interfaces, the application can request a service from the operating system, pass parameters, and receive the results of the operation. Users may also interact with the operating system with some kind of software user interface like typing commands by using command line interface (CLI) or using a graphical user interface (GUI, commonly pronounced “gooey”). For hand-held and desktop computers, the user interface is generally considered part of the operating system. On large multi-user systems like Unix and Unix-like systems, the user interface is generally implemented as an application program that runs outside the operating system. (Whether the user interface should be included as part of the operating system is a point of contention.) While the most common operating systems are now found in cellphones and automobiles, other contemporary operating systems include BSD, Darwin (Mac OS X), Linux, SunOS (Solaris/OpenSolaris), and Windows NT (XP/Vista/7). While servers generally run Unix or some Unix-like operating system, embedded system markets are split amongst several operating systems, although the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems has almost 90% of the client PC market. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License How do I install an operating system on a bare bone computer? Q. Is there anyway to get free operating system for a bare boned computer? Would I be able to take things like an operating system and microsoft office from another computer? How exactly do I do this? Asked by bvstang - Wed Jul 1 19:55:25 2009 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments A. Well, linux is the most user friends FREE operating system. Download it on another computer and copy it to a cd or dvd. Than pop it into your other computer and wala. You CAN... but its illegal. Hey, person above me. Linux is NOT the only free o.s. but it is the most user friendly free o.s. Answered by Bubblegum - Wed Jul 1 20:01:15 2009 How do you completely remove the operating system from a Windows XP laptop? Q. The computer works fine. I want to get rid of the XP operating system so I can install a Linux operating system without having to deal with the existing OS (which frankly is getting in the way). I've got the install disk and everything for the Linux boot. I just want to get rid of XP completely and I can't figure out how. Asked by Theodwita Pro-Rabid Penguin Horde - Wed Jan 14 18:16:41 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. Installing Linux will take care of that - just run the installer, partition the drive (into at least 3 partitions - /home, / and a swap partition) and let it install. Windows won't get in the way. (If Windows keeps booting even though you have the Linux CD in the drive, it's not Windows that's cauysing the problem - you have to get into setup [watch the screen when the computer is starting up] and change the boot order, so the CD drive comes before the hard drive.) (The reason for the 3 partitions for Linux is that when you install a Linux upgrade, you can install it to / without losing your stuff on /home. I usually partition it further, so /sbin, at least, has its own partition. That's where programs I add go.) Answered by Colanth - Wed Jan 14 18:27:39 2009 How do you make an operating system backup?
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