Learn about and revise computers with this BBC Bitesize GCSE Computer Science Edexcel study guide.

An operating system is a collection (or suite) of programs that manages and controls the computer. Operating systems have many functions: ...

INTRO Operating systems, or OS'es for short, are just programs. But, special privileges on the hardware let them run and manage other programs.

Today’s operating systems pose a significant barrier to a number of promised exciting innovations in computer hardware and applications — from personal assistant robots to autonomous vehicles to edge ...

Researchers encoded six files into DNA: a full computer OS, a movie, a $50 Amazon gift card, a computer virus, a Pioneer plaque, and a 1948 study by information theorist Claude Shannon.

China has released its first homegrown open-source desktop operating system, named OpenKylin, state media said, as the country steps up efforts to cut reliance on U.S. technology.

A Chinese developed computer operating system for servers that is said to be more secure than other server software has been used in national defense.