Information Technology | Unit number + Title | 2. Computer Systems | Assignment number + Title: | 1. Decoding the Jargon | Assessment Criteria: | P1 P2 M1 | Purpose / Aims (learning outcomes) | LO1 Understand the components of computer systemsP1 Explain the function of computer hardware componentsP2 Explain the purpose of operating systemsM1 Compare the features and functions of different operating systems | Introduction (Scenario) | You have been approached by
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Windows NT vs Unix As An Operating System In the late 1960s a combined project between researchers at MIT‚ Bell Labs and General Electric led to the design of a third generation of computer operating system known as MULTICS (MULTiplexed Information and Computing Service). It was envisaged as a computer utility‚ a machine that would support hundreds of simultaneous timesharing users. They envisaged one huge machine providing computing power for everyone in Boston. The idea that machines as powerful
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Android is a Linux-based operating system designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such aanroids smartphones and tablet computers. Initially developed by Android‚ Inc.‚ which Google backed financially and later purchased in 2005‚[9] Android was unveiled in 2007 along with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance: a consortium of hardware‚ software‚ and telecommunication companies devoted to advancing open standards for mobile devices.[10] The first Android-powered phone was sold in October
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Xenix- a discontinued Unix operating system What is Xenix? Xenix is an operating system‚ which supports a computer’s basic functions. It is a discontinued version of Unix‚ a set of operating systems. Xenix was created by Bell Labs‚ which was part of the Bell System‚ and was owned by AT&T. Due to an antitrust case‚ which aimed to prevent AT&T from gaining control of the market‚ they were initially forbidden from entering the computer market. This meant that they were unable to sell Unix directly to customers
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will encompass an operating system as well a workstations upgrade. Because this occurrence requires a comprehensive survey of all options of new Operating Systems as well as workstations‚ it is necessary to consider whether a Linux Based system is appropriate for our organizational needs at this point. Introduction The purpose of this paper is to investigate the pros and cons of using Linux in both a server and workstation environment. During this investigation several Linux distributions
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Introduction When an organization decides to invest in an operating system‚ there are many considerations to take into account. Cost-benefit analysis would play a large part in making such a decision. Market share could also play a part. A company‚ whose products are more readily available and supported‚ might seem like a more solid platform to go with. On the‚ other hand‚ market share is not all telling‚ and in some cases can hide the best kept Information Technology secrets. Another item
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UNIX‚ Linux‚ and Windows Server Critique UNIX‚ Linux‚ and Windows Server Critique Administration Windows Server Advantages There are many administration advantages for Windows Servers. One aspect is domain operations which are an important resource available on the network through Window Server. Making Window Server a domain controller adds security and the ability to add local and group policies to the network (Garza‚ 2010). If Window Server is not promoted to the status
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Some Beneficial Features of the UNIX Operating System CIS 155 Some Beneficial Features of the UNIX Operating System Safety issues have always been one of the major aspects of effective operation of human beings and systems invented and implemented by individuals all over the world in different periods of human history. The rise of the personal computer in the market is another potential threat; nowadays this threat comes from the internet through computers and other devices
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capable of handling many programs/processes at any single time‚ a program is essential where the different processes of programs are manages and all given time to be processed by the CPU. The CPU has its limitations and cannot process anything at once. Enter the process Scheduler. The Scheduler helps the CPU by assigning the next process to be processed by the CPU Body In all the operating systems‚ schedulers are a critical component of the CPU to getting processes done. Allowing fairness between
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Operating system ABCs An operating system‚ or OS‚ is a software program that enables the computer hardware to communicate and operate with the computer software. Without a computer operating system‚ a computer would be useless. Operating system types As computers have progressed and developed so have the operating systems. Below is a basic list of the different operating systems and a few examples of operating systems that fall into each of the categories. Many computer operating systems will
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