Windows NT Operating System
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A Windows NT Operating System is a multitasking operating system that provides enterprise-grade stability and security through a microkernel architecture.
- AKA: Windows New Technology, Windows New Technology Operating System, NT OS, Windows NT.
- Context:
- It can typically support Multi-User Environments with isolated user sessions.
- It can typically enable Hardware Abstraction through hardware abstraction layers.
- It can often provide Security Subsystems via security reference monitors.
- It can often facilitate Network Protocol Support using built-in networking stacks.
- It can support POSIX Compliance through subsystem architectures.
- It can integrate with Active Directory for enterprise authentication.
- It can enable Kernel Debugging using kernel debugging tools.
- It can range from being a Windows NT Workstation Operating System to being a Windows NT Server Operating System, depending on its deployment configuration.
- It can range from being a 32-bit Windows NT Operating System to being a 64-bit Windows NT Operating System, depending on its processor architecture.
- It can range from being a Single-Processor Windows NT Operating System to being a Multi-Processor Windows NT Operating System, depending on its SMP support.
- It can range from being a Basic Windows NT Operating System to being an Enterprise Windows NT Operating System, depending on its feature set.
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- Examples:
- Windows NT Version Releases, such as:
- Windows NT 3.1 - initial release in 1993.
- Windows NT 4.0 - introduced Windows 95 interface.
- Windows 2000 - NT 5.0 with Active Directory.
- Windows XP - NT 5.1 consumer version.
- Windows Server 2003 - NT 5.2 server platform.
- Windows Vista - NT 6.0 with new driver model.
- Windows 7 - NT 6.1 refined interface.
- Windows 10 - NT 10.0 unified platform.
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- Windows NT Version Releases, such as:
- Counter-Examples:
- Windows 95 Operating System, which uses MS-DOS kernel base.
- Windows 98 Operating System, which lacks true preemptive multitasking.
- MS-DOS Operating System, which provides single-user environment only.
- Linux Operating System, which uses different kernel architecture.
- See: Windows Operating System, Windows 95 Operating System, Operating System Kernel, Microkernel Architecture, Windows Task Manager Tool, Windows Registry Editor Tool, Windows Shell Porting Task, Dave Cutler, Windows Shell, Windows API.