Software used to control the computer and develop and run applications. It includes programs such as operating systems, database managers, compilers, Web servers, router operating systems and control ...

Whether it's a desktop or laptop computer, a smartphone or a video game system, every modern computer needs an operating system. That's the core software on the computer that sits between application ...

As the name suggests, system monitoring is the continuous monitoring of an information technology (IT) system by a system administrator. It includes the monitoring of applications, bandwidth, switches ...

If you have ever been involved in configuring, installing and maintaining enterprise software, I don't have to tell you that it's time-consuming and complex. The cumbersome process of installing and ...

Debugging embedded designs is becoming increasingly difficult as the number of observed and possible interactions between hardware and software continue to grow, and as more features are crammed into ...

According to computer scientist Alan Kay, "The best way to predict the future is to create it." The concept of software as a service (SaaS) traces back to the 1960s, with time-sharing systems. Fast ...

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Free operating systems based on the Linux operating system kernel invented and published by Linus Torvalds are now a serious alternative to Windows, not least due to the wide range of open source ...