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  2. Operating system - Wikipedia

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    An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common services for computer programs. Time-sharing operating systems schedule tasks for efficient use of the system and may also include accounting software for cost allocation of processor time, mass storage, peripherals, and other ...

  3. Linux - Wikipedia

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    A Linux-based system is a modular Unix-like operating system, deriving much of its basic design from principles established in Unix during the 1970s and 1980s. Such a system uses a monolithic kernel, the Linux kernel, which handles process control, networking, access to the peripherals, and file systems.

  4. FreeBSD - Wikipedia

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    Official website. www.freebsd.org. FreeBSD is a free and open-source Unix-like operating system descended from the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD). The first version of FreeBSD was released in 1993 developed from 386BSD [3] and the current version runs on IA-32, x86-64, ARM, PowerPC and RISC-V processors.

  5. Operating Systems: Design and Implementation - Wikipedia

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    Operating Systems: Design and Implementation is a computer science textbook written by Andrew S. Tanenbaum, with help from Albert S. Woodhull.The book describes the principles of operating systems and demonstrates their application in the source code of Tanenbaum's MINIX, a free Unix-like operating system designed for teaching purposes. [2]

  6. Comparison of open-source operating systems - Wikipedia

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    Comparison of operating systems. Comparison of Linux distributions. Comparison of BSD operating systems. Comparison of kernels. Comparison of file systems. Comparison of platform virtualization software. Comparison of DOS operating systems. List of operating systems. Live CD.

  7. LineageOS - Wikipedia

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    LineageOS. LineageOS is an Android Open Source Project (AOSP)-based operating system for smartphones, tablet computers, and set-top boxes. It is the successor to CyanogenMod, from which it was forked in December 2016, when Cyanogen Inc. announced it was discontinuing development and shut down the infrastructure behind the project. [5][6] Since ...

  8. List of operating systems - Wikipedia

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    Business Operating System (BOS) – developed to be ported across microcomputers. EOS – developed by ETA Systems for use in their ETA-10 line of supercomputers. EMBOS – developed by Elxsi for use on their mini-supercomputers. GCOS – a proprietary operating system originally developed by General Electric.

  9. List of Linux distributions - Wikipedia

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    CalyxOS is an operating system for smartphones based on Android with mostly free and open-source software. It is produced by the Calyx Institute as part of its mission to "defend online privacy, security and accessibility." CopperheadOS: CopperheadOS is a mobile operating system for smartphones, based on the Android mobile platform.