P2 & M1 The investigation of operating systems

1. The investigation of operating
systems:

2. The various versions over the years:
- Windows 1.01: November 1985
- Windows 1.03: August 1986
- Windows 1.04: April 1987
- Windows 2.0: December 1987
- Windows 2.10: May 1988
- Windows 2.11: March 1989
- Windows 3.0: May 1989
- Windows 3.1: April 1992
- Windows NT 3.1: July 1993
- Windows for workgroups 3.11: November 1993
- Windows 3.2: November 1993
- Windows NT 3.5: September 1994
- Windows NT 3.51: May 1995
- Windows 95: August 1995
- Windows NT 4.0: August 1996
- Windows 98: June 1998
- Windows 2000: February 2000
- Windows ME: September 2000
- windows XP: October 2001
- Windows XP Professional x64: April 2005
- Windows Vista: January 2007
- Windows 7: October 2009
- Windows 8: October 2012
- Windows 8.1: October 2013 (Latest version of
Microsoft Windows to date)
- Windows 10: TBA 2015 Windows was first announced November 10th 1983.
Latest Version:
Windows 8.1 – Released 18th October 2013
Security:
- Firewall
- Malware
- Security updates
- Family Safety
- Microsoft Security Essentials
- Automatic Updates
Cost:
£99.99
Support for users:
- Online help services
- Phone call help services
- In-store help services

3. The various versions over the years:
- Rhapsody Developer Release: August 1997
- Mac OS X Sever 1.0: March 1999
- Public Beta: September 2000
- Mac OS X 10.10: March 2001
- Mac OS X 10.1: September 2001
- Mac OS X 10.2: August 2002
- Mac OS X 10.3: October 2003
- Mac OS X 10.4: April 2005
- Mac OS X 10.5: October 2007
- Mac OS X 10.6: August 2009
- Mac OS X 10.7: July 2011
- OS X 10.8: July 2012
- OS X 10.9: October 2013
- OS X 10.10: October 2014 (Latest Version of Mac
to date)
Mac OS X was first released March 16th 1999.
Latest Version:
Mac OS X 10.10 – March 16th 1999
Security:
- Gatekeeper
- FireVault
- Safeguards
- Sandboxing
Cost:
£13.99
Support for users:
- Online help services
- Phone call help services
- In-store help services
- Apple appointments

4. The various versions over the years:
- Linux 0.01
- Linux 0.02
- Linux 0.11
- Linux 012
- Linux 0.95
- Linux 1.0
- Linux 1.0.0
- Linux 1.2.0
- Linux 2.2.0
- Linux 2.2.13
- Linux 2.4.0
- Linux 2.6.0
- Linux 2.6.1-2.6.39
- Linux 3.0 (The latest version of Linux to date)
Linux was first released September 1991.
Latest Version:
Linux 3.0 – September 1991
Security:
- Automatic Updates
- FTP access restricted
- Easy backups
- Controllable log in and passwords
Cost:
£8.99
Support for users:
- Online help services
- Phone call help services
- In-store help services

5. WINDOWS:
Windows is designed to prevent users from customizing their operating
system they do this by changing the code it is made from. Microsoft
attempt to provide configurations that work for everyone using or
creating software, so in most cases the ability and need to customize the
operating system is unnecessary
LINUX:
Linux focuses on the users customizing their operating system. While at
times this can be a challenge due to things being difficult to figure our
and needed specific programs in order for it to work there are also
instances where the customizable nature of the software opens up new
ways of accomplishing work – ways that would not be feasible to do
without the ability to modify the software.
MAC OS X:
Mac OS X gives you the ability to customize basic features such as the
keyboard and mouse controls, the visual effects and the way things are
displayed. Mac OS X gives you the ability to customize your desktop to
your preferences and how you want it to run and display.

6. File management is a type of software that manages data files in a
computer system. File management has limited capabilities and is
designed to manage individual or group files, for example special office
documents and records. It may also display report details such as, owner
information, creation date, state of completion and similar features
useful in an office environment.