Page | 12 to handle the details of the operation of the hardware. This relieves application programs from having to manage these details and makes it easier to write applications.
Almost all computers, including handheld computers, desktop computers,
supercomputers, and even video game consoles, use an operating system of some type. Some of the oldest models may however use an embedded operating system, that maybe contained on a compact disk or other data storage device. Common contemporary operating systems
include Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux and
Solaris. Microsoft Windows has a significant majority of market share in the desktop and notebook computer markets, while servers generally run on Linux or other Unix-like systems. Embedded device markets are split amongst several operating systems We will now discuss a pass and pass assembler
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