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Computer Operating System
Title: Computer Operating System
Category: Science & Technology
Details: Words: 866 | Pages: 3.7 (approximately 235 words/page)
Computer Operating System
An operating system is a program that acts an intermediary between
a user of a computer and the computer hardware. The purpose of an
operating system is to provide an environment in which a user can execute
programs. The main purpose of an operating is to make the computer system
convenient to use and user can the computer hardware in an efficient
manner. An operating system is similar to a government. The components
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…showed last 75 words of 866 total…will boot and
run (with full graphical user interface) in less than 4 megabytes of
ram, and 8 megs of ram is plenty for web surfing with Netscape. Linux
is available under the GNU public license, which states that anyone is
allowed to copy, distribute, and modify it. It?s impossible to ?pirate? a
GNU program. Anyone and everyone is explicitly allowed to make and use
as many copies as they need, without ever having to buy.
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