OPERATING SYSTEM (OS)

STAND-ALONE WINDOWS LINUX NETWORK OS/2 WARP SERVER FOR E-BUSINESS SOLARIS EMBEDDED WINDOWS CE .NET POCKET PC 2002

UTILITY PROGRAM

FILE MANAGER Copying, renaming, deleting, moving, & sorting files IMAGE VIEWER Display the graphics files UNINSTALLER Removes program from the system DISK SCANNER Detects & corrects both physical & logical problems on disk DISK DEFRAGMENTER Stored files in a closest sectors DIAGNOSTIC UTILITY Compiles technical information about computers hardware & prepares a report outlining any identified problems BACKUP UTILITY Copy selected files or an entire hard disk onto another disk or tape

Microsoft first began development of the Interface Manager (subsequently renamed Microsoft Windows) in September 1981 and finally announced Windows in November 1983. Windows 1.0 hit the store shelves in November 1985. Windows 2.0, introduced in the fall of 1987, provided significant usability improvements to Windows. Windows 95 was released in August 1995. A 32-bit system providing full pre-emptive multitasking advanced file systems, threading, networking and more. Windows 98 was released in June of 1998, Integrated Web Browsing gives the desktop a browser-like interface. Windows ME was introduced September 2000 and its operating system boasts some enhanced multimedia features. Windows XP is a whole new kind of Windows for consumers. It contains the 32-bit kernel and driver set. Windows Vista is an upgrade to Microsoft

Windows XP and Windows 2000 users, it contains a dramatic new look for users used to previous versions of Microsoft Windows that has been designed to help create an overall better experience.