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    The document discusses the history of operating systems from four generations starting from the first generation in 1945-1955 using vacuum tubes and without an operating system, to the current fourth generation from 1980 to present using VLSI technology, high level programming languages, and popular operating systems like Windows, MacOS, and Linux running on personal computers. It also describes different types of operating systems including personal computer OSs, batch OSs, time-sharing systems, real-time OSs, and hybrid OSs.

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    Chapter 1.

    1
    Understanding Operating System
    CSC204
    Practical Approach to Operating
    System
    CS110
    1.1.1 What is OS ?
    1.1.1 Operating Systems
    1.1.2 Operating Systems
    and Computer System
    Components
    1.1.3 History of Operating System

    First generation 1945 - 1955 Computer designer is:


    Technology: vacuum tubes & plugboards builder and
    Programming: setting some switches programmer and
    Programming language: machine operator and
    language “sys admin”
    Tasks: tables of sine, cosine, logarithms
    OS: none

    6
    1.1.3 History of Operating System

    Second generation 1955 – 1965 Universities started to buy Separation between computer
    computers (millions $) designers, builders, operators,
    programmers and maintenance
    personnel.
    Technology: Transistors
    Programming: Punched cards
    Programming languages: FORTRAN &
    Assembly
    Tasks: Scientific
    Computer: Mainframes
    OS: Batch system

    7
    1.1.3 History of Operating System

    Third generation 1965 – 1980 OS’s Developed:


    Technology: ICs MULTICS (father of all modern OSes)
    Programming: Punched cards UNIX (System V, BSD)
    Programming languages: FORTRAN & POSIX (by IEEE)
    Assembly MINIX (by Tanenbaum)
    Tasks: Scientific & commercial Linux (derived from MINIX)
    Computers: IBM 360, DEC PDPs
    OS: Multiprogramming/timesharing,
    spooling
    8
    1.1.3 History of Operating System

    Fourth generation 1980-Present

    • Technology: VLSI
    • Programming: High level
    • Programming languages: C/C++, Java, ……
    • Computer: PC
    • OS: Windows, MacOS, Linux ……

    Cheap PCs
    9
    Chapter 1.1.4
    Types of OS
     Personal computer operating
    systems
     Single user with good GUI
     Microsoft Windows XP/Vista, MacOS X,
    Linux
    Chapter 1.1.4
    Types of OS
     Batch OS example
    Chapter 1.1.4
    Types of OS
     Time sharing
     Time-sharing system can be classified as multi-user systems
    as they enable a multiple user access to a computer through
    the sharing of time.
    Chapter 1.1.4
    Types of OS
     Real-time operating systems
    (example)
    Chapter 1.1.4
    Types of OS
     Hybrid
    Chapter 1.1.4
    Types of OS

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