The longer your computer stays on, the more background programs can accumulate and the more RAM can get filled up, causing potential slowdowns, crashes and loss of your work. One way to restore ...

An operating system is the essential software that's needed to run your computer's suite of software. Everything from video ...

You’re not really supposed to love an operating system. It’s like your car’s hydraulic system, your digestive system or the global financial system. It’s supposed to do its job — and not get in your ...

A dual boot, or multi-boot, system consists of two or more operating systems loaded on the same or different hard disks. Businesses can install Windows XP or an older platform to a Windows 8 PC to ...

With permission from Apple, The Computer History Museum and the Digibarn Computer Museum announced today it is publishing the original DOS source code for Apple’s 1978 Apple II. The Apple II was the ...

The computer's master control program. When a computer is turned on, a small "boot program" loads the operating system. Although additional system modules may be loaded as needed, the main part, known ...