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Operating system

An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.

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Types of operating systems

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Operating system development as a hobby

Diversity of operating systems and portability

Popular operating systems

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Operating system

Nodes310
Edges309
Triples194
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006452
Components1

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Operating system

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related to history · 35
Operating system → After, All, Android, APIs, Around, AT, Because UNIX's, BSD, California's Berkeley Software Distribution, CPU, Despite, FMS, Fortran Monitor System, Holding, I/O, IBM, IBSYS, IEEE, In, Intel
related to Microcomputers · 23
Operating system → Apple's Macintosh, Control Program, CP/M, For, GUI, IBM, IBM PC, IBM PC DOS, In, Later, Linux, Microcomputers, Microsoft, MicroSoft Disk Operating System, MS-DOS, OS, The, The GUI, This, UNIX
related to Linux · 13
Operating system → BSD, GNU General Public License, GPL, GUI, Initially, It, Its, Linux, MB, RAM, Similar, UNIX, UNIX System
related to Embedded · 10
Operating system → Consequently, Embedded, Embedded Linux, Examples, QNX, RIOT, The, TinyOS, Very, VxWorks
related to Concurrency · 9
Operating system → Because, Concurrency, CPU, During, Historically, If, The, Threads, Virtually
related to Microsoft Windows · 9
Operating system → Every, I/O, Later, The, The NTFS, Windows, Windows Driver Model, Windows Executive, Xbox
related to Multicomputer operating systems · 8
Operating system → Another, CPU, CPUs, Multicomputer, Multicomputers, Newer, The, With
related to Security · 8
Operating system → As, CIA, Operating, Other, Security, Some, Those, Unikernels
related to Diversity of operating systems and portability · 6
Operating system → If, Java, OS, Qt, These, This
related to File system · 6
Operating system → An, DRAM, File, Permanent, The, They

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operating system systems memory process software kernel computer linux interrupt hardware program may access applications devices also windows cpu data

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Operating systemis aoperating system that guarantees to process events or data by or at a specific moment in time0.90text
inputinstance ofand other resources.For hardware functions0.80text
outputinstance ofand other resources.For hardware functions0.80text
memory allocationinstance ofand other resources.For hardware functions0.80text
the operating system acts as an intermediary between programsinstance ofand other resources.For hardware functions0.80text
the computer hardwareinstance ofand other resources.For hardware functions0.80text
although the application code is usually executed directly by the hardwareinstance ofand other resources.For hardware functions0.80text
frequently makes system calls to an OS function or is interrupted by itinstance ofand other resources.For hardware functions0.80text
smartphonesinstance ofand iPadOS are operating systems for mobile devices0.80text
while Windowsinstance ofand iPadOS are operating systems for mobile devices0.80text
macOSinstance ofand iPadOS are operating systems for mobile devices0.80text
and Linux are for desktop computersinstance ofand iPadOS are operating systems for mobile devices0.80text

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