CS401: Operating Systems

1.3: Different Operating Systems Overview

• Computer Hope: "Operating Systems" URL

  Read this page and click on the links for more information on specific operating systems.
  

• 1.3.1: 32-Bit vs. 64-Bit OS

  • Gizmo's Freeware: "32-bit and 64-bit Explained" URL

    Read this article.
    

  • Microsoft Corporation: "32-bit and 64-bit Frequently Asked Questions" URL

    Read these questions. To find an answer to a question, click on the question.

• 1.3.2: UNIX-based

  • The UNIX Systems Cooperative Promotion Group: "The Unix Operating System: Mature, Standardized and State-of-the-Art" URL

    Read this white paper.

  • 1.3.2.1: Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora, etc.)

    • Linux.com: "What Is Linux? An Overview of the Linux Operating System" URL

      Read this article.

  • 1.3.2.2: Solaris

    • Operating System Documentation Project: "Solaris" URL

      Read this article for an overview of the operating systems Solaris 8, Solaris 9, Solaris 10, and OpenSolaris.
      

• 1.3.3: Windows

  • Wikipedia: "Microsoft Windows" URL

    Read this article for a good overview of the Windows operating system.
    

• 1.3.4: Mobile

  • Wikipedia: "iOS (Apple)" URL

    Read this article.
    

  • Wikipedia: "Android" URL

    Read this article.

  • Wikipedia: "Windows Phone" URL

    Read this article.

• 1.3.5: Real-Time

  • Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur: "Introduction to Real-Time Systems" URL

    Read this article, which will give you a good overview of real-time systems.
    

  • Indian Institute of Technology, Bangalore: "Real-time Operating Systems and Microkernels" URL

    Read this article for a good overview of real-time operating systems.

  • Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur: "Embedded System Software" URL

    Read this article for a good synopsis of many of the commercial real-time operating systems.

  • Operating System Documentation Project: "VxWorks" URL

    Read this article.

  • Operating System Documentation Project: "QNX" URL

    Read this article.