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Technology Tip Number 127
A Short History of Windows

An operating system is the collection of software that controls how the computer works.  If you have a PC or IBM format computer chances are pretty good that you are running a Windows Operating System from a company called Microsoft.  Windows Operating Systems have been around since the early 1990's and you should be familiar with some of the names and chronology of their development.

Below is a diagram showing the basic development of the Windows operating system from 1990 to 2007.

A 3 minute video review of  Windows XP:

 

PRACTICE ACTIVITY See if you can name the operating system that's on your computer right now.

TO KEEP ON LEARNING:  To find out more about the windows operating systems try searching the internet for:

Windows operating systems
Windows XP
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