After introducing interrupts and the foreground/background architecture, I am finally ready to tackle the concept of a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS).In this first lesson on RTOS (commonly ...

1st course in the Advanced Embedded Linux Development .Instructor: Dan WalkesThis course provides an overview of System Programming for the Linux operating system, or software which is interfacing ...

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, BASIC continued its prominent role as a programming interface and quasi-operating system for popular home computers such as the Atari 800, TRS-80, Commodore VIC ...

If you get a Mac, you can quickly run all the main operating systems, which is a big plus for those learning programming. It’s difficult to run OS X on a Windows PC (or Linux PC), and you need ...

He also made significant contributions to the development of the Unix operating system, for which he received the Turing Award in 1983 (along with Kenneth Thompson).

The Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) is a standard API that’s now used by RTOSes and other operating systems. Actually, POSIX is a set of standards developed by the IEEE, The Open Group, ...

An operating system’s main responsibility is to manage the computer’s resources, including memory, disc space, CPUs and input/output devices to ensure their effective and efficient use.

No doubt, it is difficult to design operating systems for computers that simultaneously run numerous applications, while managing interactions between multiple types of hardware and responding to ...