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DEFINITION: Also see DOS.PC-DOS (Personal Computer - Disk Operating System) was the first widely-installed operating system used in personal computers. It was developed for IBM by Bill Gates and his fledgling Microsoft Corporation for installation in IBM's first lines of PCs. Gates marketed an almost identical version of the operating system called MS-DOS (Microsoft - Disk Operating System). Most users of either … Definition continues below.
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12 Things to Know When Troubleshooting Your Network sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: This white paper addresses twelve common issues that network administrators should examine when troubleshooting network problems. Posted: 12 Dec 2008 \| Published: 12 Dec 2008 TOPICS: Network Management \| Network Managers \| Network Security \| Operating Systems \| Routers \| Switches \| Troubleshooting

77 Features For Windows 7 That Every IT Professional Should Know About sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: Listed in this whitepaper are 77 Windows 7 features that're in the form of quick tips, tricks and some in the form of detailed explanations. You'll be able to use this paper as a reference to the enormous enhancements built into Windows 7. Posted: 22 Apr 2010 \| Published: 22 Apr 2010 TOPICS: Desktop Management \| Operating Systems \| Windows \| Windows Vista \| Windows XP

A Guide to Branching and Merging Patterns sponsored by AccuRev WHITE PAPER: In this paper, gain a better understanding of how branching and merging patterns work and how applying them to your projects can have a profound effect on how your development team handles change management and delivers software. Posted: 06 Jan 2012 \| Published: 06 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Change Management \| Configuration Management \| Software \| Software Configuration Management \| Software Development Methodologies \| Software Development Tools

Analyst's take: Force.com application drives faster development sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: Nucleus analyzed existing Force.com application deployments and found an average of 4.9 times faster development. End customers, developers, and ISVs experience more rapid time to value, lower cost, and greater ongoing flexibility. Posted: 21 Oct 2011 \| Published: 21 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Software \| Software Development Methodologies \| Software Development Tools \| Web Applications Architectures \| Web Applications Management \| Web Applications Software

Architecting Oracle VM Solution with Sun ZFS Storage Appliances and Sun Servers sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: With virtualization and its ability to install multiple operating systems (OSs) and run them independently on a single server, IT can effectively consolidate hundreds of servers while optimizing resources and simplifying the infrastructure. Read this paper to find out so much more. Posted: 01 Oct 2010 \| Published: 01 Oct 2010 TOPICS: Data Centers \| Data Security \| High Availability \| Operating Systems \| Storage Appliances \| Virtual Machine \| Virtual Machine Backups \| Virtualization Security

Assessing Your Organization's Readiness for Windows 7 sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: There has been great interest in the subject of Windows 7 in recent months, perhaps most strongly from organizations that passed over Windows Vista and are looking at a migration from Windows XP. Posted: 24 Feb 2010 \| Published: 24 Feb 2010 TOPICS: Applications Management \| Device Drivers \| Hardware Configuration Management \| Operating Systems \| Windows \| Windows Server Software \| Windows Vista \| Windows XP

Bring Your Own Device Programs: Policies and best practices for success sponsored by MokaFive WHITE PAPER: Uncover a number of considerations you need to address before implementing a BYOC program in your organization. Also read key tips to managing BYOC and enabling its success. Posted: 06 Feb 2012 \| Published: 06 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Mobile Device Management \| Mobile Workers \| Network Security \| Operating Systems \| Personal Computers \| Personalization \| Policy-Based Network Management \| Security \| SSL \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure \| Virtual Machine

Bringing Windows® Server Virtualization to Your Production Environment sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Microsoft WHITE PAPER: Virtualization technology is fast becoming the strategy of choice for companies that want to reap the benefits of cost-effective and easy-to-manage server environments. Learn how your company can take advantage of the benefits of server virtualization. Posted: 01 Oct 2011 \| Published: 01 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Operating System Virtualization \| Operating Systems \| Productivity \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Windows Server 2008 R2

Building a Home Lab Environment for Cisco Unified Communications sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: This paper explains the need to select Cisco IP Phones, switches, routers for your home lab and explores how to configure the options of VMware so that you can load Cisco Call Manager and Cisco Unity virtual machines in a lab environment. Posted: 10 Feb 2009 \| Published: 10 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Hard Disks \| Networking \| Operating Systems \| VMware \| VoIP

Choosing an Enterprise-Class Wireless Operating System: A Comparison of Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, and Windows Mobile sponsored by BlackBerry WHITE PAPER: When selecting a mobile computing platform, organizations have to keep security and manageability at the forefront of their considerations. Access this comprehensive resource to explore the key criteria in selecting, deploying and managing a mobile operating system. Posted: 03 Nov 2011 \| Published: 03 Nov 2011 TOPICS: Mobile Device Management \| Operating Systems \| Security \| Smart Phones \| Wireless Computing \| Wireless Security

Choosing an Enterprise-Class Wireless Operating System: A Comparison of Blackberry, iPhone, and Windows Mobile sponsored by BlackBerry WHITE PAPER: Security considerations remain the single biggest limitation to more aggressive expansion of wireless device usage in many enterprises. This paper will explore some of the key criteria necessary in a mobile OS so that enterprise use of the device will not compromise the integrity of the company's security. Posted: 18 Jun 2009 \| Published: 18 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Mobile CRM \| Mobile Device Management \| Mobile Workers \| Operating Systems \| Wireless Application Development \| Wireless Computing \| Wireless Networks \| Wireless Security

Cisco IOS Command Shortcuts sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: This white paper contains some tips and shortcuts showing you how the addition of parameters to these Cisco IOS commands will make your life easier. Posted: 22 Nov 2010 \| Published: 22 Nov 2010 TOPICS: BGP \| Internetworking Hardware \| IT Industry \| IT Management \| Operating Systems \| Routers \| Routing \| Routing Protocols

Consolidating Applications with Oracle Solaris Containers sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Oracle Solaris Containers implement OS virtualization using containers that are designed to provide a complete, isolated, secure runtime environment for applications—and in situations where resources can be managed with sub-CPU granularity. Posted: 14 Mar 2011 \| Published: 14 Mar 2011 TOPICS: Application Infrastructure \| Applications Management \| Applications Management Software \| Operating System Virtualization \| Operating Systems \| Solaris

Customer perspectives on the benefits of a collaborative process to deliver software quality sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This Hurwitz and Associates whitepaper shares the successes, challenges and future plans of three companies - Sogeti Group, Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), and Scotiabank. Posted: 11 Sep 2009 \| Published: 11 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Business Development \| Business Intelligence \| Business Management \| Software \| Software Development Life-Cycles \| Software Infrastructure \| Software Quality Assurance \| Software Selection

CW+: IDC Report - How to manage documents in the enterprise sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: In recent years C-level executives in many of the world's largest and most successful organizations have been forced to introduce a wide range of cost-cutting measures as macroeconomic forces continue to create a challenging and uncertain trading environment. Posted: 20 Oct 2011 \| Published: 20 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Business Service Management \| Business Service Management Software \| Software \| Software Asset Management \| Software Maintenance

CW+: Manage your work more effectively with The Power of Slow sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: Borrowed from the Japa nese term for “chatter,” pecha kuchahas been praised as the new way to communicate in business. Posted: 20 Oct 2011 \| Published: 20 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Network Infrastructure \| Software

Desktop virtualization - The right solution for efficiency, security, and unparalleled flexibility sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Microsoft WHITE PAPER: The cost and time associated with managing desktops is rising at a time when budgets are being tightened and IT staffing is strained. This is driving interest in the use of desktop virtualization, where virtual desktop machines run on servers within the data center. Access this white paper to learn more about the benefits of desktop virtualization. Posted: 03 Oct 2011 \| Published: 03 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Application Life-Cycle Management \| Data Center Management \| Desktop Applications Management \| Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Endpoint Security \| Firewall Management \| Operating Systems

Development Testing For Agile Environments sponsored by Coverity WHITE PAPER: While Agile development is designed to increase efficiency, it can also introduce risk as testing cycles get condensed and serious bugs can get overlooked. In this whitepaper, learn how Coverity can help you assure the quality, security and safety of your code in Agile or hybrid development environments. Posted: 28 Nov 2011 \| Published: 28 Nov 2011 TOPICS: Software \| Software Development Methodologies \| Software Development Tools \| Software Maintenance \| Software Quality Assurance \| Software Testing

Disaster Preparedness: Is there a hole in your disaster recovery plan? sponsored by Iron Mountain WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to learn how software escrow agreements can be a critical tool to help ensure application continuity within your business continuity plan. Posted: 04 Jan 2012 \| Published: 04 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Application Security \| Applications Management \| Business Continuity Planning \| Disaster Planning \| Disaster Recovery \| Software \| Software Licensing

Enabling Device-Independent Mobility with Desktop Virtualization sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Access this paper to discover desktop virtualization benefits, tips for managing the desktop virtualization world, challenges to desktop virtualization, and much more. Posted: 25 Feb 2011 \| Published: 25 Feb 2011 TOPICS: Desktop Applications Management \| Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Desktop Virtualization Software \| Hardware Virtualization \| Operating System Virtualization \| PC Operating Systems

Extend Your Refresh Cycle with Remote Desktops sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This white paper highlights how Snohomish School District 201 extended its refresh cycle for client hardware by 160%-200% using top vendor technologies. Learn more on the benefits this school district encountered. Posted: 25 May 2011 \| Published: 25 May 2011 TOPICS: Best Practices \| Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Hardware \| Hardware Management \| PC Operating Systems \| ROI

Five Things About Windows Server 2008 You Might Not Know sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: Here five things about Windows Server 2008 that are the less obvious, more esoteric, yet useful features or quirks. The following is a brief list of some things that I tend to assume that many people know, and I am constantly amazed by clients and students who really don't know them. How many do you already know? Posted: 30 Jun 2009 \| Published: 30 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Active Directory \| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 \| Network Architectures \| Network Management \| Operating System Virtualization \| Operating Systems \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Systems Management \| Systems Operations

Forrester Research: People Are Bringing Macs To Work - It's Time To Repeal Prohibition sponsored by MokaFive WHITE PAPER: Access this whitepaper to learn about a “new class” of Mac users, why they matter to your business, and how other organizations are integrating and managing Mac computers and devices successfully. Posted: 01 Feb 2012 \| Published: 01 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Mac OS \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Peripheral Hardware \| Networking \| PC Operating Systems \| Windows

Getting Started with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V on Dell Servers sponsored by Dell and Microsoft WHITE PAPER: This article provides an introduction to Hyper-V virtualization, discusses the overall architecture and underlying technologies, and offers guidance on best practices for deployment on Dell PowerEdge servers. Posted: 11 Dec 2008 \| Published: 11 Dec 2008 TOPICS: Best Practices \| Data Center Management \| DHCP \| Enterprise \| High Availability \| Operating Systems \| SAN \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Machine Monitor \| VMware

How Does Virtualization Change Your Approach to Enterprise Security? sponsored by GlassHouse Technologies, Inc. WHITE PAPER: As with any new technology, in order to achieve a secure implementation, it is necessary to augment existing policies and practices with an understanding of how virtualization works. Read this paper to find out more. Posted: 17 Jun 2010 \| Published: 17 Jun 2010 TOPICS: Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Enterprise \| Intrusion Detection \| Intrusion Detection Systems \| IT Infrastructure \| Operating Systems \| Security \| Virtual Machine \| Virtualization Security

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PC-DOS DEFINITION (continued): … DOS system have usually referred to their system as just DOS. Like MS-DOS, PC-DOS was (and still is) a non-graphical line-oriented command-driven operating system, with a relatively simple interface but not overly "friendly" user interface. Its prompt to enter a command looks like this: C:>The first Microsoft Windows operating system was really an application that ran on top of the MS-DOS operating system. Today, Windows operating systems continue to support DOS (or a DOS-like user interface) for special purposes by emulating the operating system. In the 1970s before the personal computer was …
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