Difference between revisions of "Windows (operating system)"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Extended version history of Windows) |
(Added OS usage statistics) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | '''Microsoft Windows''' is an [[operating system]] produced and maintained by [[Microsoft Corporation]]. | + | '''Microsoft Windows''' is an [[operating system]] produced and maintained by [[Microsoft Corporation]]. It is estimated that as of December 2007 <ref>[http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_os.asp OS Statistics]. Refsnes Data. Retrieved 29 January, 2008.</ref> the Microsoft Windows family accounted for roughly 88% of operating system usage, with 73.4% belonging to the [[Windows XP]] family. Windows is used both as a desktop operating system and a [[server]]<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/default.mspx Windows Server 2003 R2 Home]. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 29 January, 2008.</ref> operating system, and is intended for use with the [[Intel]] x86 family of processors. |
===Versions=== | ===Versions=== | ||
Revision as of 04:04, January 30, 2008
Microsoft Windows is an operating system produced and maintained by Microsoft Corporation. It is estimated that as of December 2007 [1] the Microsoft Windows family accounted for roughly 88% of operating system usage, with 73.4% belonging to the Windows XP family. Windows is used both as a desktop operating system and a server[2] operating system, and is intended for use with the Intel x86 family of processors.
Versions
The following are a list of releases of Microsoft Windows. While initially Windows was merely a graphical user interface extension to MS-DOS shell[3], it became a full operating system beginning with the release of Windows NT.
- Windows Seven
- Windows Vista
- Windows XP
- Windows 2000
- Windows ME
- Windows 98
- Windows NT
- Windows 3.x
- Windows 2.x
- Windows 1.0
References
- ↑ OS Statistics. Refsnes Data. Retrieved 29 January, 2008.
- ↑ Windows Server 2003 R2 Home. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 29 January, 2008.
- ↑ Windows History: Windows Desktop Timeline. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 29 January, 2008.