Evolution of OS

Operating System Book and DBMS Book. She also writes articles for Spectroscopy Book. ">The first computers used for control systems in which the computer was running batch jobs without stopping. The programs were punched into cards that have been copied to tape, as a rule for processing. If the computer finishes the work, it would coincide with the next tape. Professional operator, not the user interacts with the machine. Users dropped jobs went away, then collect the results of their work was done. It was not convenient for users, but the computer was expensive occupied with a steady stream of jobs.

In early 1960, it became clear that IT organizations are two completely different types of computers, in 1401 character-based computers and word-oriented, as 7094 to support scientific computing. Maintenance and training in these very different systems was problematic, so IBM System/360 invented and created a number of products that use this common architecture. The IBM 360 was the first computer to use the line for small integrated circuits, and thus provided a major turning point in price over previous machines semiconductors. This dramatically expands the market and the power of the machine.

Another important feature in the operating system of the third generation was the technique called coil (simultaneous operations of devices online). Queue means a device involved in a high speed disk from a running program and a low speed with the program input / output. Instead of directly to a printer, for example, the outputs written to disk. Programs can be executed in the early completion, and other programs can be started earlier if the printer is available, the outputs can be printed.

Personal computers became affordable in the 1970s. The Altair 8800, is shown here, the first personal computers marketed commercially to individuals. In January 1975, the Altair was sold as a kit for lovers. The Altair was not a feature of the operating system because it was only toggle switches and LEDs for input and output. People from connected terminals and disk drives to Altair. In 1976, introduced the system of Digital Research CP / M for the Altair computer, etc.. CP / M and DOS had CLI later, which were similar to those operating systems, time sharing, but the computer was devoted to a single user is not shared.

As hardware prices fall, were personal computers with bitmap displays, was able to control the individual pixels developed. This made personal computers with graphical user interfaces (GUI) are possible. The first commercial success was the Apple Macintosh, which was introduced in 1984. The original Macintosh pushed the state of the art materials, and was confined to a small monochrome screen. As hardware has evolved, larger, color Mac have been developed and implemented Microsoft Windows, the graphical operating system.

The Macintosh operating system was based on decades of research on graphically-oriented operating systems for human-computer applications. Ivan Sutherland, Sketchpad pioneering program in the 1960s. Sketchpad said many of the features of a modern graphical interface, but cause millions of dollars of hardware costs and a room full. After many generations of research projects on large computers and improve the hardware, the Mac is economically feasible. Research prototypes like Sketchpad are still being developed in universities and research laboratories. They form the basis for future products.

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