Windows (MS Windows)

Windows is a computer operating system that replaces the earlier MS-DOS shell program with a graphics-oriented interface, using the windows paradigm. Microsoft Windows built on the earlier Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) and the Apple Macintosh (TM) window-oriented operating systems. Based on the success of earlier versions, Microsoft Windows has become the most used operating system in the world. (Current versions include Windows 3.1, Windows-NT, and Windows-95) Windows-NT and Windows95, like UNIX, include support for the Internet TCP/IP network protocols as a standard component.

URLs:

Microsoft Windows 95 Home Page

Announcements and news regarding Windows can be found here.

comp.os.ms-windows.apps. misc

Newsgroups are always a good source of current information.

W3E References:

DOS (Disk Operating System)

GUI (Graphical User Interface)

OS (Operating System)

Mac/OS

Print References:

• Que's Computer and Internet Dictionary by Brian Pfaffenberger with David Wall. Que, Indianapolis, IN. 1995. (ISBN: 0-7897-0356-4)