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operating system
(redirected from Desktop operating system)

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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.


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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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