This excerpt offers a introduction and review of embedded operating systems. Adapted from “Embedded Systems Architecture, 2nd Edition” by Tammy Noergaard (Newnes) Some embedded OSs provide memory ...

Linux is the most flexible and customizable operating system on the planet. That customizability starts deep within the heart ...

Applications "talk to" the operating system for all user interface and file management operations. Also called an "executive" or "supervisor," an operating system performs the following functions.

Presents an introduction to major operating systems and their components. Topics include processes, concurrency and synchronization, deadlock, processor allocation, memory management, I/O devices and ...

Examines the structure and function of operating systems as an intermediary between applications and computer hardware. Topics include OS design goals, hardware management, multitasking, process and ...

Apple today previewed iPadOS 26, which it says is the biggest iPadOS release ever. The “Liquid Glass” design brings a new ...

With iPadOS 26, which is available now in developer beta form, Apple is finally unleashing the iPad's Mac-like potential.

In the realm of modern data management, few technologies hold as much promise and versatility as the ZFS file system. Originally developed by Sun Microsystems for their Solaris operating system, ZFS ...

The operating system has had its own native file manager ... If you need even more advanced on-device file management functions, meanwhile — for instance, dealing with different archive formats ...