3. MS-DOS
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows ME (Windows Millennium)
Windows NT
Windows 2000
Windows XP
4. Windows Vista
Windows CE PALM OS SYMBIAN
Apple Macintosh
Mac OS X
OS/2
UNIX
Linux
5. Disk operating system
Single-user Os from Microsoft for the Pc
First OS for the PC
Still the underlying control program for
windows 3.1
Windows 95/98 and Windows NT build in
their own version of DOS to support existing
DOS application.
8. The most widely used OS for personal
computers
Windows provides graphical user
interface (GUI, is a type of user interface that
allows users to interact with electronic devices
using images rather than text commands.
Applications are displayed in re-sizeable,
movable windows on screen
The idea came from Xerox.
10. 16-bit graphical operating environment,
Original version of Microsoft Windows
intoduces in late 1985
often regarded as a "front-end MS-DOS operating
system",user-friendly interface.
Displayed tiled windows(side by side)
supplied programs
are calculator, calendar, cardfile,clipboard viewer,
clock, notepad, paint, reversi, terminal, write.
It never become popular
13. Upgrade to Windows 1.0
16-bit Microsoft Windows GUI-based operating
environment
introduces in 1988
supported overlapping and tiled windows
introduced keyboard-shortcuts and the terminology of
"Minimize" and "Maximize", as opposed to "Iconize" and
"Zoom" in Windows 1.0
renamed windows/286
require dos
the last version of Windows that could run on a floppy-only
system and did not require a hard disk.
never become popular
16. Introduced in 1990
Improved interface
Manage large amount of memory
Runs 16-bit windows and dos application on 286s
and above
Introduced Program Manager and File Manager
Introducees notepad and the word processor
write, a macro recorder, the paint
program paintbrush , a calculator and card
game solitaire
Still require DOS
18. First major upgrade to 3.0
Into in 1992
Added support for
Multimedia
True type fonts
Icons could be dragged and dropped
Supposedly more stable
20. Upgrade to windows 3.121
It was the final release of 3.1
Released on August 11, 1993
not a standalone version of Windows, but
rather a software update like modern
Windows service packs
23. Designed to replace
Windows for
MS-DOS Windows 3.1
workgroup 3.11
Relesed in august 1995
32-bit,self contained operating system
Includes a built-in and enhanced versuion of DOS
Intro 'Start' button, taskbar
formed by a large number of virtual device drivers (VxDs)
responsible for handling physical devices (such as video and
network cards), emulating virtual devices used by the virtual
machines, or providing various system services.
Plug and Play capabilities
Memory limitaions were expanded
shipped with Microsoft's own dial-up online service called The
Microsoft Network.
25. Windows 98 was to be named 98 if had been
released on time
27. Major upgrade to windows 95
Intro in June 1998
enhancements from Windows Desktop
Update, an Internet Explorer 4
component, such as the
Quick Launch toolbar
Active Desktop, Channels
ability to minimize foreground
windows by clicking their button on
the taskbar
single click launching,
Back and Forward navigation
buttons, favorites
address bar in Windows
Explorer, image thumbnails, folder info
tips and web view in folders, and folder
customization through HTML-based
templates.
Dialog boxes now show up in the Alt-
Tab sequence.
3D Pinball is included
30. Windows Me Millennium Edition
graphical operating system released on September 14, 2000
by Microsoft
was the last operating system released in the Windows
9x series.
for home PC users.
It included Internet Explorer 5.5, Windows Media
Player 7, and the new Windows Movie Maker software
Faster boot times
Improved power management and suspend/resume
operations.
Includes drivers for USB mass storage devices and USB
printers
Windows Me had a short shelf-life of just over a year; it was
often criticized for being buggy and unstable.
32. Windows NEW TECHNOLOGY
Intro in 1993
Advanced 32-bit "flat" virtual OS.
Works with Intel x86 and Alpha CPUs
Support for power PC has been dropped
Does not use DOS
Self contained OS that runs 16-bit and 32-bit
windows application as well as DOS.
33. Windows NT 3.1 and Windows NT 3.1
Advanced Server were released on July 26,
1993.
including the operating system core
written in the C programming language
higher memory consumption
More reliability
run applications designed for various
operating systems, such as Windows, MS-DOS
and OS/2 applications
35. second release of
the Microsoft Windows
NT operating system
released on September 21, 1994
This is the first Windows NT
version to adopt the
names Windows NT
Workstation and Windows NT
Server for its editions
37. Windows 2000 professional desktop version
Windows 2000 server (server version)
Support multiprocessors
Was originally known as NT 5.0
introduces layered windows that allow for
transparency, translucency and various transition effects like
shadows, gradient fills and alpha blended GUI elements to top-
level windows
Start Menu in Windows 2000 introduces personalized
menus, expandable special folders and the ability to launch
multiple programs without closing the menu by holding down
the SHIFT key.
intro version 7.0 of the DirectX API, used by game developers
introduced the Multilingual User Interface (MUI)
introduced the Microsoft Management Console (MMC), which
is used to create, save, and open administrative tools
Provide Support for distributed file systems, Active Directory.
39. Built on the proven code base of Windows NT
and Windows 2000
32-bit computing architecture
A fully protected memory model
41. Same as in Windows 2003
XP" is short for "EXPERIENCE", highlighting the enhanced user
experience.
was released worldwide for retail sale on October 25, 2001,
Eliminates most reboot problems that were in
Windows NT 4.0
Windows 95/98/Me
Improved task panes, tiles and filmstrip views, improved sorting
and grouping, searching by document categories, customizable
info tips, built-in CD burning, AutoPlay, Simple File Sharing and
Web DAV mini-redirector.
Faster start-up
Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
improved System Restore, Automated System ,Recovery,
Windows Error Reporting and driver reliability.
Clear Type font mechanism for improve text readability
on liquid crystal display (LCD) and similar monitors, especially
laptops
Updated accessories and games.
45. Windows Vista is an operating system released in
several variations developed by Microsoft for use on
personal computers, including home and business
desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs.
Prior to its announcement on July 22, 2005, Windows
Vista was known by its codename "Longhorn.
On January 30, 2007, it was released worldwide, and
was made available for purchase and download from
Microsoft's website
Memory 512 MB-1 GB
Graphics memory 32 MB-128 MB
HDD capacity20 GB-40 GB
The new graphical user interface is named Windows
Aero
46. "Favorite links-enabling one-click access.
A transparent panel at the side of the screen where a
user can place Desktop Gadgets.
Page Zoom, Quick Tabs Anti-Phishing filter, a number
of new security protection features, Internationalized
Domain Name support (IDN), and improved web
standards support.
Intro Windows Media Player 11, Backup and Restore
Center, Windows Mail, Windows Calendar, Windows
Photo Gallery, Windows Ultimate Extras
Shadow Copy automatically creates daily backup
copies of files and folders.
Parental controls , Speech recognition .