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  2. Android (operating system) - Wikipedia

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    The operating system's success has made it a target for patent litigation as part of the so-called "smartphone wars" between technology companies. Android devices account for more than half of smartphone sales in most markets, including the US, while "only in Japan was Apple on top" (September–November 2013 numbers).

  3. Producer–consumer problem - Wikipedia

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    In computing, the producer-consumer problem (also known as the bounded-buffer problem) is a family of problems described by Edsger W. Dijkstra since 1965.. Dijkstra found the solution for the producer-consumer problem as he worked as a consultant for the Electrologica X1 and X8 computers: "The first use of producer-consumer was partly software, partly hardware: The component taking care of the ...

  4. C (programming language) - Wikipedia

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    C ( pronounced / ˈsiː / – like the letter c) [6] is a general-purpose programming language. It was created in the 1970s by Dennis Ritchie and remains very widely used and influential. By design, C's features cleanly reflect the capabilities of the targeted CPUs. It has found lasting use in operating systems, device drivers, and protocol ...

  5. Kernel (operating system) - Wikipedia

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    Kernel (operating system) An oversimplification of how a kernel connects application software to the hardware of a computer. The kernel is a computer program at the core of a computer's operating system and generally has complete control over everything in the system. The kernel is also responsible for preventing and mitigating conflicts ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. How to Find Out if You Have the Most Updated Operating System

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    How to find the operating system for a Windows Machine. Method 1: Using System Information. Press Windows + R: Open the Run dialog by pressing the "Windows" key and "R" simultaneously. Type ...

  8. Object-oriented operating system - Wikipedia

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    An object-oriented operating system [1] is an operating system that is designed, structured, and operated using object-oriented programming principles. An object-oriented operating system is in contrast to an object-oriented user interface or programming framework, which can be run on a non-object-oriented operating system like DOS or Unix .

  9. Comparison of user features of operating systems - Wikipedia

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    An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware, 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, printing, and other resources.