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

After introducing interrupts and the foreground/background architecture, I am finally ready to tackle the concept of a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS).In this first lesson on RTOS (commonly ...

For most developers, it means programming at the lowest level in the system, talking directly to and controlling hardware. Device drivers represent a specific type of programming at this level.