Operating System Familiarization

TESDA NC II Computer Servicing also requires the computer technicians to familiarize all types of operating system especially windows operating system. Here you can learn various types of operating system from first generation windows version up to the earlier time, and of course other well known operating system. In this example we are using Windows 2000 server, OS installation may differ in every version, however, sequence will be almost the same.

Operating System - (commonly abbreviated to either OS or O/S) is an interface between hardware and user; an OS is responsible for the management and coordination of activities and the sharing of the resources of the computer. The operating system acts as a host for computing applications that are run on the machine. As a host, one of the purposes of an operating system is to handle the details of the operation of the hardware.

List of Windows Operating System Version.

• Windows 3.0 is the third major release of Microsoft Windows, and was released on 22 May 1990. It became the first widely successful version of Windows.
• Windows 3.1x is a series of operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers. The series began with Windows 3.1, which was vended first during March 1992 as a successor to Windows 3.0.
• Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented graphical user interface-based operating system. It was released on August 24, 1995 by Microsoft.During development it was referred to as Windows 4.0 or by the internal code-name Windows Chicago.
• Windows 98 (code-named Memphis) is a graphical operating system released on 25 June 1998 by Microsoft and the successor to Windows 95.
• Windows 98 Second Edition (often shortened to SE) is an updated release of Windows 98, released on 5 May 1999. It includes fixes for many minor issues, improved USB support, and the replacement of Internet Explorer 4.0 with the significantly faster and less error-prone Internet Explorer 5.0.
• Windows Millennium Edition, or Windows Me is a hybrid 16-bit/32-bit graphical operating system released on 14 September 2000 by Microsoft. It was originally codenamed Millennium.
• Windows 2000 is a line of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on business desktops, notebook computers, and servers. Released on February 17, 2000,it was the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the final release of Microsoft Windows to display the "Windows NT" designation.
• Windows XP is a line of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, notebook computers, and media centers. The name "XP" is short for "experience". Windows XP is the successor to both Windows 2000 Professional and Windows Me, and is the first consumer-oriented operating system produced by Microsoft to be built on the Windows NT kernel and architecture.
• And currently, the latest Windows 7, Windows 8 which will be release by this coming October 2012, and of course Windows 2008 server version.