This document provides an overview of the history and key aspects of the Windows operating system:
- Windows has evolved from early versions like Windows 1.0 in 1985 to the current Windows 98 and Windows NT, which are 32-bit graphical operating systems.
- Key aspects of Windows include its graphical user interface, preemptive multitasking, memory management, use of dynamic link libraries, and device-independent graphics interface.
- Central to Windows is the concept of dynamic linking, where functions are implemented in dynamic link library files located in the Windows system directories. These functions provide the Windows APIs that applications use.