Early computer systems Even better: a graph of senior staff names from 1800 through 2000. (Again, "Peter" and "John" had to be left out, since they squashed the rest of us into utter irrelevance.) ...

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An operating system is the essential software that's needed to run your computer's suite of software. Everything from video games to web browsing, basic word processing, and more is down thanks to ...

The computer's master control program. When a computer is turned on, a small "boot program" loads the operating system. Although additional system modules may be loaded as needed, the main part ...

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In-depth coverage of operating systems, including Linux distributions, Windows updates, and insights into OS security, performance, and user experience.

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An operating system is a collection (or suite) of programs that manages and controls the computer. Operating systems have many functions: A user interface is a program, or suite of programs that ...