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Information and Communication Technology Applications Jovita Kaur, Lovely Professional University

Notes Unit 7: Windows Operating Systems

CONTENTS
Objectives

Introduction

7.1 Definition of Windows Operating Systems
7.2 Operating System Functions

7.3 Operating System Concerns
7.4 Operating System Types

7.5 Algorithm

7.6 Flowchart
7.7 Summary

7.8 Keywords
7.9 Review Questions

7.10 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:
• Know about the concept of windows operating systems
• Describe the operating system functions
• Explain the operating system types
• Discuss about the flowchart

Introduction

Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.
Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 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 in 1984. As of October 2009, Windows had approximately 90% of the market share
of the client operating systems for usage on the Internet.

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