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Prepared by: Nor Zuraida Bt Mohd Gaminan

Department of IT & CommunicationPoliteknik Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin

Chapter 1Introduction to Operating

SystemPart 3

F2032 Fundamental of OS

Chapter SummaryAt the end of this chapter, student will be able

to:1)Identify various product of operating system

such as Windows, Linux, Mac2)Identify various version of operating system

product3)Identify hardware compatibility and minimum

requirement for installation of a particular operating system.

4)Identify open source and closed source operating system


Operating System Product: Microsoft Windows


Microsoft Windows is a series of software operating systems 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.



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



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



Minimum hardware requirements for Windows 7 :1)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

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



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


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


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.

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

Operating System Product: Mac OS

Minimum system requirements for Mac OS X 10.6:1)A PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor2)Built-in FireWire3)At least 256 MB of RAM4)DVD drive (DVD-ROM), Combo (CD-RW/DVD-ROM)

or SuperDrive (DVD-R) for installation5)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

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Activity


1) 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 PowerPC G3?

4) What is the main difference between open source OS & closed source OS?

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