BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Operating System
- a program that controls the basic operation of a computer and its communication with devices such as the keyboard, printer, and mouse
Wiktionary Definition for: Operating System
- software Software that controls a computer and acts as a layer between the hardware and the applications and users. (eg. Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, Unix)
- software Software that provides a simple environment for programmers and end users to work more efficiently (shell, command interpreter)
Additional Resources
- The Embedded Software Strategic Market Intelligence Program 2001/2002: Proprietary Operating Systems and Development Tools
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- White papers 2001-11-01
- Business Hacks Poll: What's Your Operating System?
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- Discussion threads 2008-04-22
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- Case studies
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- In 1954, Tacoma City Light constructed a new Administration Building. The utility wanted a high quality building that made a statement to the community. The building has some unique features including a GeoExchange system. For 1954, this was a unique and innovative system. Today, it is the oldest operating GeoExchange...
- Case studies
- 10 Things You Should Know About the Registry
- The Windows registry contains profiles for every user who has an account on the local system, information about all internal and external hardware connected to the computer, information about all of the applications installed in the operating system, and the details about every configuration setting made throughout the operating system....
- Download resources 2006-02-13
- Nokia Buys Operating System, to Give Away Software to Other Phone Makers
- Eric Savitz (Barron's) submits: Apple AAPL changes the game again, it seems to me, pushing Nokia NOK, the world’s largest phone maker, to buy the remaining 52% interest in London-based operating system maker Symbian Ltd. it did not control, as Nokia announced in a press release Tuesday morning. Nokia...
- External links 2008-06-24
- Love Affair With Web Services Waning?
- For the business people that control IT investments and spending, Web services terminology is yet another foreign language they don't care to master - to them Web services don't matter. They do indeed understand business processes, more than many IT people care to admit, so perhaps it's time for IT...
- White papers 2003-11-01
- Value Measurement: Using A Measure Network To Understand And Deliver Value
- Prior to the mid-Eighties, financial performance measurement was the only systematic measurement process used by businesses. Although many non-financial measures were employed, they were not seen as part of a measurement system, rather, they were usually referred to as "operating" measures and used in support of operating activities. There were...
- White papers 2002-03-06
- Improved Steam Trap Maintenance Increases System Performance and Decreases Operating Costs
- Velsicol Chemical Corporation is a mid-size specialty chemical company. Environmental responsibility and competitive operating performance are important goals of Velsicol Chemical Corporation. The steam system energy efficiency was somewhat low due to steam trap failures that created system performance problems and resulted in the loss of condensate. The results of...
- Case studies
- Systems Programmer
- The Systems Programmer job description template includes the following job summary: Coordinates installation of computer operating system software and tests, maintains, and modifies software, using computer terminal. Reads loading and running instructions for system software, such as task scheduling, memory management, computer file system, or controlling computer input and output,...
- Tools & templates 2007-09-09
- KPN: KPN Cuts Operating Costs by Two-Thirds in Migration to Unisys Servers With Microsoft Operating System
- KPN, the market leader in major segments of the Dutch telecoms industry, operates a fixed telephony network in the Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium. KPN wanted to reduce the costs and increase the productivity of KANVAS, its cable network connection address registration system, because KPN's legacy mainframe was reaching the end...
- Case studies
- GeoExchange and Aquaculture: Mountain City, Tennessee
- Johnson County High School Vocational Center has instituted a program to introduce aquaculture technology to former tobacco farmers. The WaterFurnace GeoExchange system used to maintain water and air conditions inside the greenhouse ensures operating and maintenance costs are kept to a minimum. Earth Energy predicts the system will pay for...
- Case studies
- Cost Management Systems And Activity-Based Costing
- A Cost Management System CMS is a collection of tools and techniques that identifies how management’s decision affect costs. There are different types of costs operating at different levels in an organization. The CMS is responsible for efficient management of the same. The paper examines the different activities related to...
- Presentations 2002-01-01
- Empirical Evaluation of Defect Projection Models for Widely-deployed Production Software Systems
- This white paper examines the user-reported software defect-occurrence patterns across twenty-two releases of four widely-deployed, business-critical, production, software systems: a commercial operating system, a commercial middleware system, an open source operating system OpenBSD, and an open source middleware system Tomcat. The paper evaluates the suitability of common defect-occurrence models by...
- White papers 2004-08-01
- Alcoa North American Extrusions Implements Energy Use Assessments at Multiple Facilities: Compressed Air System Assessment at Elizabethton Extrusion Plant
- In May 2001, Air Management of Powder Springs, Georgia, assessed the compressed air system at the Alcoa North American Extrusions NAE facility in Elizabethton, Tennessee. The result of the assessment was a proposal to optimize the compressed air system to meet current and future production requirements and reduce operating costs...
- Case studies
- Sun Microsystems Assembly Testing Facility
- Sun Microsystems needed an operational facility in a minimal amount of time to begin production of a new generation of computer servers. Sun chose Interface. Interface designed a versatile heating, ventilating, and air conditioning HVAC system to accommodate the tremendous heat load generated by the testing of large servers in...
- Case studies
- Doing the Math: Operating Earnings Spark Controversy
- From the executive summary: ‘Researches indicate that there is a dispute over what expenses companies should be allowed to exclude and treat as special items' in their operating-earnings figures. Unlike operating income and net income, operating earnings are not clearly defined by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAAP. Technically, most of...
- White papers 2001-08-27
- New World of Business Process Management
- The new realization in life insurance is that the processes play a major role in managing operating costs, as well as providing customer service. Historically processes have evolved based on transaction engine capabilities and deficiencies. This has led to an organizational model structured around functions, not processes. The underlying application...
- White papers 2003-02-01
- Operational Change Control Best Practices
- Effective change management is vital to providing high-quality IT services in modern computing environments. Prior to Windows Active Directory, Windows was more of a departmental operating system. An organization could effectively manage its Windows infrastructure on a department by department basis. Now with Active Directory, Windows has become an enterprise...
- White papers 2004-07-23
- Remote Generation Dispatch Demonstration Project
- The owner of a high-rise office tower in Toronto wanted to employ an existing emergency generator to reduce peak demand. This objective required that the generator be capable of operating in parallel with the local utility system. Kinectrics was asked to perform a feasibility study and develop control, operating and...
- Case studies
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