Chapter 1
Introduction to Operating System
Part 3
Prepared by: Nor Zuraida Bt Mohd Gaminan
Department of IT & Communication
Politeknik Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin
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Chapter Summary
 At the end of this chapter, student will be able to:
Identify various product of operating system such as
Windows, Linux, Mac
2) Identify various version of operating system product
3) Identify hardware compatibility and minimum
requirement for installation of a particular operating
system.
4) Identify open source and closed source operating
system
1)
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Operating System Product:
Microsoft Windows
 Microsoft Windows is a series of software operating systems
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and graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft.
Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named
Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in
response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces
(GUIs).
Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal
computer market, overtaking Mac OS, which had been
introduced previously.
As of October 2009, Windows had approximately 91% of
the market share of the client operating systems for usage
on the Internet.
The most recent client version of Windows is Windows 7.
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Operating System Product:
Microsoft Windows
 List of Windows version and date released:
Date Released
Version Name
May 1995
Windows NT 3.51
August 1995
Windows 95
July 1996
Windows NT 4.0
June 1998
Windows 98
May 1999
Windows 98 SE
February 2000
Windows 2000
September 2000
Windows Me
October 2001
Windows XP
March 2003
Windows XP 64-bit Edition (IA-64)
April 2003
Windows Server 2003
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Operating System Product:
Microsoft Windows
 List of Windows version and date released:
Date Released
Version Name
April 2005
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
July 2006
Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs
November 2006 (volume
licensing)
January 2007 (retail)
Windows Vista
July 2007
Windows Home Server
February 2008
Windows Server 2008
October 2009
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
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Operating System Product:
Microsoft Windows
 Minimum hardware requirements for Windows 7 :
1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64)
processor
2) 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
3) 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
4) DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
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Operating System Product:
Red Hat (Linux)
 Red Hat, Inc. is a company in the free and open source
software sector, and a major Linux distribution vendor.
 Founded in 1993, Red Hat has its corporate headquarters in
Raleigh, North Carolina with satellite offices worldwide.
 Red Hat has become associated to a large extent with its
enterprise operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux and
with the acquisition of open-source enterprise middleware
vendor JBoss.
 Red Hat provides operating-system platforms along with
middleware, applications, and management products, as
well as support, training, and consulting services
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Operating System Product:
Red Hat (Linux)
 List of Red Hat Enterprise Linux version and date released:
Date Released
Version Name
27 March 2000
Red Hat Linux 6.2E (Zoot)
6 March 2002
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS (Pensacola)
May 2003
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES (Panama)
22 October 2003
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (Taroon)
15 February 2005
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (Nahant)
14 March 2007
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (Tikanga)
-5.1, also known as Update 1, 2007-11-07
-5.2, also known as Update 2, 2008-05-21
-5.3, also known as Update 3, 2009-01-19
-5.4, also known as Update 4, 2009-09-02
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Operating System Product:
Red Hat (Linux)
 Minimum hardware requirements for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5:
1) CPU
- Minimum: Pentium-class
- Recommended for text-mode: 200 MHz Pentium-class or better
- Recommended for graphical: 400 MHz Pentium II or better
- Hard Disk Space (NOTE: Additional space will be required for
user data):
 Custom Installation (minimum): 475MB
 Server (minimum): 850MB
 Personal Desktop: 1.7GB
 Workstation: 2.1GB
 Custom Installation (everything): 5.0GB
Operating System Product:
Red Hat (Linux)
 Minimum hardware requirements for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5:
2) Memory
- Minimum for text-mode: 64MB
- Minimum for graphical: 128MB
- Recommended for graphical: 192MB
Operating System Product:
Macintosh OS
 Mac OS is the trademarked name for a series of graphical
user interface-based operating systems developed by Apple
Inc. (formerly Apple Computer, Inc.) for their Macintosh line
of computer systems.
 The Macintosh user experience is credited with popularizing
the graphical user interface.
 The original form of what Apple would later name the "Mac
OS" was the integral and unnamed system software first
introduced in 1984 with the original Macintosh, usually
referred to simply as the System software.
 Mac OS X is the latest version which has superseded the
"Classic" Mac OS.
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Operating System Product:
Mac OS
 List of Mac OS X version and date released:
Date Released
Version Name
September 13, 2000
Mac OS X Public Beta
March 24, 2001
Mac OS X 10.0 - Cheetah
September 25, 2001
Mac OS X 10.1 - Puma
23 August, 2002
Mac OS X 10.2 - Jaguar
October 24, 2003
Mac OS X 10.3 - Panther
29 April, 2005.
Mac OS X 10.4 - Tiger
26 October 2007
Mac OS X 10.5 - Leopard
June 9, 2008
Mac OS X 10.6 - Snow Leopard
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Operating System Product:
Mac OS
 Minimum system requirements for Mac OS X 10.6:
1) A PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor
2) Built-in FireWire
3) At least 256 MB of RAM
4) DVD drive (DVD-ROM), Combo (CD-RW/DVD-ROM) or
SuperDrive (DVD-R) for installation
5) At least 3 GB of free disk space
Open source OS Vs Closed source OS
Open Source OS
Closed Source OS
- True-open-source development
requires that a community of software
engineers band together to work on
the software.
-The idea is that more minds create
better software.
- Owned by someone (or some
organization) and distributed through a
variety of retail channels including the
owner's website.
- If the program is in the form of
shareware, a fully functional version of
the program can be installed and run.
- There may be a limited period of time
after which the software will disable
itself
Include source code for those
interested in peering into how the
program does what it does and
possibly contributing to the
development effort.
The source code is not usually
included. The buyer pays for the right
to use the program but does not own it
Example: ?
Example: ?
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Activity
What is the latest version of Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
X and Red Hat Enterprise Linux?
2) Who is the CEO of Microsoft Windows who is also known
as the richest man in the world?
3) Does Microsoft Windows XP compatible to be used in Mac
1)
PowerPC G3?
4) What is the main difference between open source OS
& closed source OS?
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