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  2. Comparison of operating systems - Wikipedia

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    These tables provide a comparison of operating systems, of computer devices, as listing general and technical information for a number of widely used and currently available PC or handheld (including smartphone and tablet computer) operating systems.

  3. Operating system - Wikipedia

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    An operating system is difficult to define, [6] but has been called "the layer of software that manages a computer's resources for its users and their applications". [7] ...

  4. Distributed operating system - Wikipedia

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    Structure of monolithic kernel, microkernel and hybrid kernel-based operating systems. A distributed OS provides the essential services and functionality required of an OS but adds attributes and particular configurations to allow it to support additional requirements such as increased scale and availability.

  5. Real-time operating system - Wikipedia

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    A real-time operating system (RTOS) is an operating system (OS) for real-time computing applications that processes data and events that have critically defined time constraints.

  6. Monolithic kernel - Wikipedia

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    Structure of monolithic kernel, microkernel and hybrid kernel-based operating systems A monolithic kernel is an operating system architecture with the entire operating system running in kernel space.

  7. Operating environment - Wikipedia

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    In computer software, an operating environment or integrated applications environment is the environment in which users run application software.The environment consists of a user interface provided by an applications manager and usually an application programming interface (API) to the applications manager.

  8. List of Linux distributions - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 February 2025. List of software distributions using the Linux kernel This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. Please improve this ...

  9. Thin client - Wikipedia

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    TA7 thin client by Gigabyte. Thin client computing is known to simplify the desktop endpoints by reducing the client-side software footprint. With a lightweight, read-only operating system (OS), client-side setup and administration is greatly reduced.