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 ...

What failed operating system is the worst? Take a look at some of the worst operating system releases over the last 35 years.

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 ...

The first OS installed in a computer. In a virtual machine environment, there may be a host operating system that interacts with the virtual machine monitor, which manages the virtual machines.

Users control the computer by typing in commands ... and they still exist within modern operating systems, for example the command prompt app in Windows, and Terminal in OS X.

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