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  2. Operating system - Wikipedia

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    The operating system provides an interface between an application program and the computer hardware, so that an application program can interact with the hardware only by obeying rules and procedures programmed into the operating system. The operating system is also a set of services which simplify development and execution of application programs.

  3. Block diagram - Wikipedia

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    An example block diagram, showing the Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system architecture. A block diagram is a diagram of a system in which the principal parts or functions are represented by blocks connected by lines that show the relationships of the blocks. [1]

  4. Systems architecture - Wikipedia

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    Example of a high-level systems architecture for a computer. A system architecture is the conceptual model that defines the structure, behavior, and views of a system. [1] An architecture description is a formal description and representation of a system, organized in a way that supports reasoning about the structures and behaviors of the system.

  5. System context diagram - Wikipedia

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    Example of a system context diagram. [1] A system context diagram in engineering is a diagram that defines the boundary between the system, or part of a system, and its environment, showing the entities that interact with it. [2] This diagram is a high level view of a system. It is similar to a block diagram.

  6. Timeline of operating systems - Wikipedia

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    TOS/360 (IBM's Tape Operating System) Livermore Time Sharing System (LTSS) Multics (MIT, GE, Bell Labs for the GE-645) (announced) Pick operating system; SIPROS 66 (Simultaneous Processing Operating System) [6] THE multiprogramming system (Technische Hogeschool Eindhoven) development; TSOS (later VMOS) 1966 DOS/360 (IBM's Disk Operating System)

  7. Concept of operations - Wikipedia

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    A concept of operations (abbreviated CONOPS, CONOPs, [1] or ConOps [2]) is a document describing the characteristics of a proposed system from the viewpoint of an individual who will use that system. Examples include business requirements specification or stakeholder requirements specification (StRS).

  8. Instruction set architecture - Wikipedia

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    For example, the Intel Pentium and the AMD Athlon implement nearly identical versions of the x86 instruction set, but they have radically different internal designs. The concept of an architecture , distinct from the design of a specific machine, was developed by Fred Brooks at IBM during the design phase of System/360 .

  9. Function model - Wikipedia

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    Functional block diagram of the attitude control and maneuvering electronics system of the Gemini spacecraft. June 1962. A functional block diagram is a block diagram, that describes the functions and interrelationships of a system. The functional block diagram can picture: [11] Functions of a system pictured by blocks