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Four Ways in Which an Operating System Controls the Hardware of a Computer. Everything you do on your computer is the direct result of hardware and software working together. The hardware provides ...

As the forerunner to the graphical user interfaces MS-DOS, or Microsoft Disk Operating System, set the stage for the company’s dominance in the software market.

Presently in the United States, what is the most commonly used network operating system? I read somewhere that Novell NetWare was, but then I read that it's usage/popularity waned in the 90's.

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