Many computer users are tired of paying premium pricing for a computer. They think that the price is paying for all of the computer components; however, this is not the case. They are actually paying for an operating system, which is essentially software that allows people to control their computer. Nearly every computer, with the exception of Macintosh use the Microsoft operating system. Microsoft software has a nasty reputation for acquiring a wealth of viruses. Macintosh’s operating Read the rest of this entry »

Both the Linux operating system and MS-DOS work using line commands. This gives them a similar appearance at first glance. Both systems can be obtained for free, so there’s no price advantage between them.
When you look at the details of each system, you can see they are very different. The MS-DOS system was developed in the late 1970s, and was created to work on desktop computers of that time period. Additional features have been added since then, but it’s still a small-scale operating system. Its main advantage is that there are relatively Read the rest of this entry »

The linux operating system is Macs response to microsoft, which is run on pcs. So, how do you decide if you are a linux fan or a OS based consumer? Using linux can take some getting used to, especially if you have always dealt with PCs and don’t really know much about macs, and how they function. So, it will be a trial and error process, it will take time to learn how to operate using the linux system, and it might be frustrating early on, especially if you have never used it in the past and have Read the rest of this entry »

Two languages are used for any system level programming. The first one is Assembly language, and the second one is C/C. It does not matter what the operating system operating on top of the computer is, the underlying languages are the same. At least the language of C is the same. Assembly language has instructions that are specific to each chip. The Assembly language code understood by a Sun Sparc workstation will not be the same as the language understood that is understood by your laptop. Your cell phone’s Assembly language will understand a Read the rest of this entry »