Questions tagged [operating-systems]
The software layer between your hardware and application programs. It manages program scheduling, memory allocation, interrupt handling, disk input/output, graphic acceleration, hosting device drivers and various other resources.
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Reinstalling the iPhone OS
After using my iPhone for over a year, I now have 7 pages of applications and the phone has started to become old and slow. Coming from the windows-world, I suspect that a clean install will help a ...
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Is it a good idea to install an OS as soon as it's released? [closed]
Or is it better to wait some time so critical fixes are released? I'm thinking specifically about Windows 7, but this can apply to any OS.
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VPC Image to Boot Natively
I have a VPC that I would like to host natively. Are there conversion tools available to convert an existing VPC image to something I can boot to?
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What is the difference between 64-bit and 32-bit Operating systems? [duplicate]
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32-bit vs. 64-bit systems
I know that there are 2 types of OSs, 64 bit and 32 bit What is the main differences between them?
And if I am buying a new laptop, which one should ...
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What does BeOS have to offer to todays users? [closed]
The operating system BeOS was in active development between 1995 and 2001.
POSIX compatible while not being unix based it was optimized for working with digital media.
Does this operating system ...
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Other benefits of 64-bit OS apart from memory expansion?
I'm trying to convince somebody of the benefits of switching to a 64-bit OS but I'm having a hard time finding arguments other than "you can use more than 3GB RAM". Are there any other clearly-...
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Can a 32 bit OS run in a 64 bit processor?
What's the difference between 32 bit OS and 64 bit OS? Can a 32 bit OS run in a 64 bit processor?
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Does opening a lot of tabs in Google chrome cause a performance issue?
I have heard that each tab in a Google chrome is a separate process. So if any tab crashed it won't be affected to the whole browser. So if you open so many tabs there will be as many processes in the ...
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Which Linux distribution is Google Chrome OS based on?
I'm interested to know which Linux distribution the upcoming Google Chrome operating system will be based on. Does anyone know?
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Looking for a free bootloader [closed]
I've heard recommendations from other people before that simply having a bootloader can make it so much easier to add and remove operating systems from my system. What is the best (preferably free) ...
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Install Second OS on my Laptop
I want to install a second OS on my Development Laptop so I can Play around with the new Lab Mananger in TFS 2010. (It uses Hyper V and needs to be install on actual hardware to be able to use it (ie ...
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How do I know my laptop is 64-bit compatible?
I recently plan to buy a new laptop to run a 64-bit OS, but a friend told me that my current laptop is already 64-bit.
How can I verify if my laptop is ready to load a 64-bit OS or not?
Here is the ...
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