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operating system (OS), the main system programs of a computer that manage the hardware and application resources, including data input and output. Applications require an operating system to support and enable their function. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The fact that Linux is not just a server operating system but also a desktop operating system available with a full graphical user interface (the Novell Linux Desktop) lends credibility to its consideration for school use. ZENworks for Desktops 4 features PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) functionality that allows a workstation to be booted and managed before the workstation operating system starts, vastly simplifying and reducing the cost of a customer's rollout of Windows XP or other desktop operating system. OS/2 was the first desktop operating system to combine 32-bit power with a graphical user interface. |
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