UNIX/Linux‚ Mac‚ Microsoft Windows Operating System Differences University of Phoenix Abstract This paper will elaborate on the major differences of the main Operating Systems (OS)‚ which are UNIX/Linux‚ Mac®‚ Microsoft® Windows®. The areas of discussion for this paper will be on Memory Management‚ Process Management‚ File Management‚ and Security for each operating system. Operating Systems (OS) for a computer is the main processing software
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their operating systems. Just like a PC can run different operating systems (like Windows‚ Linux‚ BSD etc.) or different versions of the same operating system (like Windows XP‚ Windows Vista‚ Windows 7 etc.)‚ most smartphones can also run different versions of the operating system they were made for and in exceptional cases‚ they might even be able to run operating systems they weren’t made for. They can be classified in the following manner. 1. Manufacturer-built proprietary operating systems •
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Operating System Basics Functions of Operating Systems • An operating system is the software on a computer that manages the way different programs use its hardware‚ and regulates the ways that a user controls the computer. • Provide a user interface • Run programs • Organized file storage Types of Operating Systems • Real-time operating system – Very fast small OS – Built into a device – Respond quickly to user input – MP3 players
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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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don’t override the changes of another user. 3. System portability A major contribution of the UNIX system was its portability‚ permitting it to move from one brand of computer to another with a minimum of code changes. At a time when different computer lines of the same vendor didn’t talk to each other -- yet alone machines of multiple vendors -- that meant a great savings in both hardware and software upgrades. It also meant that the operating system could be upgraded without having all the customer’s
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Functions of an Operating System Norman Matloff University of California‚ Davis ©2001‚ N. Matloff May 30‚ 2001 Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 It’s Just a Program! 1.2 What Is an OS for‚ Anyway? 1.3 A Bit More on System Calls 1.4 Making These Concepts Concrete: Commands You Can Try Yourself 2 System Bootup 3 Application Program Loading 4 Timesharing 4.1 Many Processes‚ Taking Turns 4.2 Example of OS Code: Linux for Intel CPUs 4.3 Process States
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Material Appendix B LAN Operating Systems Scenarios Read the three scenarios below and answer the questions that follow each scenario. 1. You are the network administrator for a new company that has 10 users and that plans to add 5 more users within a year. The files need to be accessed by all 10 users‚ and each user must have different security rights. What kind of network would you install? How would the pieces and components of this network relate to each other? Define each component.
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Android Operating System Android is an open-source software stack for mobile phones and tablet devices. Android was originated by a group of companies known as the Open Handset Alliance‚ led by Google. Today‚ many companies have collaborated in the creation and development of the Android operating system. The members of the OHA contributed in the form of allocating significant engineering resources to improve Android and bring Android devices to Market. (Open Handset Alliance‚ n.d.) According to
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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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free space on the hard drive is required to install a 64-bit version of Windows 7? 20 GB 4. How do you start the process to reinstall an OS on a laptop computer using the backup files stored on a recovery partition? To access the utilities on the hidden partition‚ press a key during startup. The key to press is displayed on the screen early in the boot before the OS is loaded. 5. What are three free applications mentioned in the chapter that can be used to create virtual machines? Virtual PC
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