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In an April 2016 blog article (“Handling New Device Drivers in a Changing Windows World”), I wrote that Campbell Scientific was ending Windows XP support for our hardware device drivers. In that article, I also mentioned that Windows XP support might end for other products in the
The operating system on your laptop is running tens or hundreds of processes concurrently. It gives each process just the right amount of resources that it needs (RAM, CPU, IO). It isolates them in their own virtual address space, locks them down to a set of predefined
Today’s technology world moves rapidly, with continuous updates to the software companies depend on. This is true for operating systems too – vendors regularly release new version of an operating system (OS) which means an OS that has just been put in use can rapidly become outdated.
Probably you have seen many scripts starting with “!#/usr/bin/env”. You might be curious to know what is that “#!” and what it does. The operating system is responsible for loading user programs coming in different formats. The most popular binary format in the Linux world is ELF
The server operating system is also called the network operating system, which is the system software that the server can run. Almost all servers can support various operating systems. It means, HPE servers and Dell servers both support these four types of server operating systems. Here are overviews of four mainstream
Upgrading to a new operating system — whether it’s one personal computer at home or an office full of workstations — can be a stressful experience. You do it to take advantage of new features or to be able to run new applications, but you approach it
SAFe 5 introduced the ‘dual operating system’ as an operating model to help enterprises compete and thrive in the digital age. This model has passed the test of time. It has now become a meaningful way to separate the concerns of developing and launching innovative new solutions
An autonomous vehicle isn’t just a massive, oddly shaped computer on wheels. It’s more of a data center made up of networked computers performing or responsible for different tasks. Naturally, an autonomous car operating system (OS) differs on these computers. Let’s find out which automotive OSs are
In today’s mobile-first world, PCs need to offer a suite of flexible yet portable features and give users everything they need to accomplish any task they want while on the go. Galaxy Book Pro and Pro 360 are optimized to meet every mobile lifestyle needs. From seamless
Inspiration comes in many forms, and professional development never ends. With that in mind, we’ve put together a massive list of web design blogs that can keep your brain fed for the entire year. And don’t worry – you won’t find any duds on this list. We