Operating System
Operating System
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Contents
01 Introduction
03 Versions of Windows
04 Application in Windows
Contents
05 Features
06 Functions of an
Windows Operating System
07 Compatibility
08 Security
Contents
09 Popularity
10 Price
11 Conclusion
Introduction
Developer: Microsoft
Initial release: 20th November, 1985;
(32 years ago, as version 1.0)
Marketing target: Personal computing
Available in 138 languages
Default user interface: Windows shell
License: Proprietary commercial software
Official website: windows.microsoft.-
com
What is meant by
Windows Operating System?
A group of several graphical operating system families, all
of which are developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft.
As a graphical operating system shell for MS-DOS in re-
sponse to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces
(GUIs).
As of December 2017, the most recent version of Windows
for PCs, tablets, smartphones and embedded devices is
Windows 10.
Windows 8
Windows Vista
2006 2012
2009
2015
Windows 7
Windows 10
Windows 1.x
Program Execution
Error handling
Memory management
Process management
Functions of an operating system
1. Process management 3. Device management
Code execution Input / Output
Context switching Disk access
Multitasking Interrupt handling
2. Memory management
Allocation
Sharing
Protection
Virtual memory
Compatibility
Currently Windows is
the most popular OS
About 63.07% of total
user, uses Windows Oper-
ating System.
People like Windows OS
because of its Low Price
as well as the GUI’s.
Popularity (Cont.)