Today, most all computing devices no matter how small or large use an operating system in some form. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.

System memory, cache memory ... See Windows memory limitation. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.

The original operating system for IBM PC compatible computers. It is the basic for the current Windows operating system. When people use the term DOS, they are commonly referring to Microsoft DOS ...

DEFINITION: A steady balance between energy production and consumption at any given moment – also known as grid stability. In most cases, grid operators can only measure system inertia using estimates ...

In organisms like humans and mammals, the male is the heterogametic sex, producing gametes with either an X or a Y chromosome. All gametes from the female are X. Thus, the sex of the offspring is ...