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<p>TheDeist: </p> <hr /> <div>An '''operating system''' is a set of basic instructions that allow [[computer]]s to perform basic tasks for people. It is responsible for displaying the graphics on screen and outputting sound to the speakers, controlling input from the mouse and keyboard, allowing [[hardware]] to work properly, interfacing with other computers on a [[network]], and storing and retrieving data. The most common operating systems today are [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Apple Computers|Apple]] [[OS X]], and [[Linux]]/[[BSD]].<br /> <br /> == Structure ==<br /> An operating system is defined into two basic parts:<br /> * The '''[[BIOS]]''', which handles all hardware related things. Often a computer has a BIOS integrated within its hardware, though some operating systems such as [[Linux]] are independant of this BIOS.<br /> * The '''[[Kernel]]''', which handles all software related things and acts as a interpreter between applications and the BIOS.<br /> <br /> == Sources ==<br /> *[http://computer.howstuffworks.com/operating-system.htm Howstuffworks article on Operating Systems]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Technology]]</div>

TheDeist https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Operating_system&diff=221108 2007-07-07T20:10:58Z

<p>TheDeist: New page: An '''operating system''' is a set of basic instructions that allow computers to perform basic tasks for people. It is responsible for displaying the graphics on screen and outputting ...</p> <hr /> <div>An '''operating system''' is a set of basic instructions that allow [[computer]]s to perform basic tasks for people. It is responsible for displaying the graphics on screen and outputting sound to the speakers, controlling input from the mouse and keyboard, allowing [[hardware]] to work properly, interfacing with other computers on a [[network]], and storing and retrieving data. The most common operating systems today are [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Apple Computers|Apple]] [[OS X]], and [[Linux]]/[[BSD]].<br /> <br /> == Structure ==<br /> An operating system is defined into two basic parts:<br /> * The '''[[BIOS]]''', which handles all hardware related things. Often a computer has a BIOS integrated within its hardware, though some operating systems such as [[Linux]] are independant of this BIOS.<br /> * The '''[[Kernel]]''', which handles all software related things and acts as a interpreter between applications and the BIOS.<br /> ** The kernel can be either a [[Microkernel]], which <br /> <br /> == Sources ==<br /> *[http://computer.howstuffworks.com/operating-system.htm Howstuffworks article on Operating Systems]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Technology]]</div>

TheDeist https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Gary_Kildall&diff=213275 2007-06-30T03:19:42Z

<p>TheDeist: New page: '''Gary Kildall''' (1942-1994) was an American computer programmer, and inventor responsible for the creation of the PL/M programming language(a fork of PL/I) as we...</p> <hr /> <div>'''Gary Kildall''' (1942-1994) was an [[American]] [[computer]] [[programmer]], and [[inventor]] responsible for the creation of the [[PL/M]] programming language(a fork of [[PL/I]]) as well as the first [[operating system]] for the [[personal computer]], [[CP/M]], which was used as a basis for the interface of [[Microsoft]]'s [[MS-DOS]]. To market his creations, he created the [[Digital Research]], Inc, which was since bought be Novell. Gary also co-hosted the [[PBS]] show ''[[Computer Chronicles]]'' from 1983 to 2002.<br /> <br /> == Sources ==<br /> * [http://www.archive.org/details/GaryKild The Gary Kildall Special - Computer Chronicles]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Inventors]]</div>

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