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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 th'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 2010.

Windows Operating Systems

1990 Windows 3.x

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995 Windows 95

1996

1997

1998 Windows 98

1999

2000 Windows Me

2001 Windows XP

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007 Windows Vista

2008

2009 Windows 7

2010

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For nostalgia you can enjoy some old screenshots and learn a lot more about the Windows Operating Systems here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Microsoft_Windows

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
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