The computer's master control program. When a computer is turned on, a small "boot program" loads the operating system. Although additional system modules may be loaded as needed, the main part, known ...

On "1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-0 Day," tech lovers all over the world celebrated the moment when the clocks in the popular Unix computer operating system struck that exact stream of numbers. But on Feb. 13, ...

Using Ubuntu Linux to import and edit photos from a digital camera. By J. D. Biersdorfer Companies are starting to see the advantages of being able to do large amounts of computing with technology ...

I've used nearly every possible desktop operating system known. I've experienced nearly every incarnation of Windows and MacOS, I've used just about all the various Linux distributions over the years, ...

Abstractions are the keystone of the dynamic ecosystem of information and communication technology. You can think of them as allowing you to drive a car without understanding how the engine or ...

Google has surprised the tech world with an announcement that it will launch its own operating system, aimed initially at the cheap, portable computers known as netbooks. It's the first-time Google ...

Q: My 10-year-old Samsung laptop had a catastrophic crash. I took it to a local repair shop and the tech/owner said the entire drive and data could not be recovered. He also said the operating system ...

A NeXTcube computer running the NeXTSTEP operating system. Simon Claessen / Flickr Today marks the 35th anniversary of the launch of NeXTSTEP, a computer operating system launched by Steve Jobs during ...

To test DNA’s media-storage capabilities, Erlich, an assistant professor of computer science at Columbia University in New York City, and Dina Zielinski, a senior associate scientist at the New York ...

If you are using a Lenovo desktop or laptop, you may encounter – Error 1962, No operating system found, Press any key to repeat boot sequence when you start your ...