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

A file system is a major component of the operating system (OS). Applications command the OS to input and output data, and the file system reads and writes the sectors on the storage drive.

In this guide, we will take a look at some of the key operating system design principles and concepts that are used in the development of modern operating systems. From process management and memory ...

The piece originally ran on June 2, 2010; it appears unchanged below. The Be operating system file system, known simply as BFS, is the file system for the Haiku, BeOS, and SkyOS operating systems.

I attended my first WWDC in 2006 to participate in Apple's launch of its DTrace port to the next version of Mac OS X (Leopard). Apple completed all but the fiddliest finishing touches without ...

Windows users, on the other hand, will need to make some adjustments. The following tutorial will compare the Linux operating system to Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Windows files are stored on ...

The exFAT file system is a much simpler option ... Note that you can't format it on OS X, you have to format it on Windows for it to be compatible with both platforms (Update: A lot of you ...

The OS allows for paging, multitasking, a file system, and exception handling. It doesn’t implement interrupt handling, timers, inter-process communication, or handling of multiple processors.

This job of the operating system is typically assigned to the file system. There are many different ways to organize files and directories. If you can simply imagine a physical file cabinet with ...