Operating System

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Introduction¹

GCFLearnFree.org (YouTube Channel)
GCFLearnFree.org (Official Website)

Dictionary

operating system (os) : software that controls the operation of a computer and directs the processing of programs (as by assigning storage space in memory and controlling input and output functions) — Webster   See also OneLook

Operating System (FOLDOC: Free Online Dictionary of Computing)

Encyclopedia

Operating system (OS) is a set of software that manages computer hardware resources and provides common services for computer programs. The operating system is a vital component of the system software in a computer system. Application programs require an operating system to function. — Wikipedia

File system is a method and data structure that the operating system uses to control how data is stored and retrieved. Without a file system, data placed in a storage medium would be one large body of data with no way to tell where one piece of data stopped and the next began, or where any piece of data was located when it was time to retrieve it. By separating the data into pieces and giving each piece a name, the data is easily isolated and identified. Taking its name from the way a paper-based data management system is named, each group of data is called a “file.” The structure and logic rules used to manage the groups of data and their names is called a “file system.” — Wikipedia

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Preservation

History

ClickView (YouTube Channel)
ClickView (Official Website)

Old School: I Work in DOS for an Entire Day (Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica)

Running Windows 95 in an “App” is a Dumb Stunt that Makes a Good Point (Ars Staff, Ars Technica)
You Know You Love Windows 95, and Now It’s an App (Johnny Lieu, Mashable)

History of Operating Systems (OS Data)
A Brief History of Computer Operating Systems (Jonathan R. Senning, Gordon College)
History of Operating Systems (Wikipedia)

Library

Melvil Decimal System # 005.4 Systems programming and programs (Library Thing)
Library of Congress Subject Heading: Operating System (Library Thing)

Library of Congress # QA76.76.O63 Operating System (UPenn Online Books)

WorldCat, Library of Congress, UPenn Online Books, Open Library

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Participation

Education

MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources

Course

Course

Operating Systems and Computer Architecture (Jonathan R. Senning, Gordon College)

Computer System Engineering (Katrina LaCurts, MIT OpenCourseWare)
Operating System Engineering (Frans Kaashoek, MIT OpenCourseWare)

Community

Occupation

Computer Systems Engineers/Architects (CareerOneStop, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration)

Organization

SIGOPS – Special Interest Group on Operating Systems (ACM)

News

Operating Systems Review (ACM SIGOPS)
OS News

Government

Document

Operating System (USA.gov)

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Related

Here are links to pages about closely related subjects.

Media

Function	Communications	Computation	Storage	Creation	Simulation
Analog	Mail	Device	Paper	Type, Print	Automaton
Electronic	Network	Calculator	Tape	Record	Elektro
Digital	Internet	Computer
Hardware	Modem	Microprocessor	Memory	Peripheral	Robot, XR
Software	Service (Web)	Program (OS, SS)	Database	Application	AI, VW

Format Multimedia (Video, Animation) Image (Object) Scent, Flavor, Audio (Text) Haptic, “Other“

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Notes

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