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BSIT-611 INSTALLING, CONFIGURING AND ADMINISTERING WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL

NAME: ANAS ABDELKRIM ALI

ID: 01-201204-00365

LECTURER: RAENU KOLANDAISAMY

1. What is the difference between Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 8?

Windows XP is the second most popular version of windows operating system. The name XP was adapted from XPerience which means enhanced user experience. Windows XP was better than both windows ME and windows 2000. Windows XP provide a simple system that is easy to use its offer start menu and task bar beside, additional features like translucent where you can change the color of the task bar, ability to lock taskbar, group task bar together etc. there are two editions of windows XP home edition and professional edition. Home edition is normally for basic users and it will be already installed in the system, while professional edition designed for business users and provide advance features. One thing about windows XP is that it doesn’t have a server version. Finally windows XP does not support different skin or interface as any OSs does nowadays, it also can’t accept or run most of the programs that exist today.

Here are list of windows XP features

1- Advanced portable PC support

2- Help and support center

3- Automatic wireless connection support

4- Network set-up wizard

5- Internet connection firewall

Window 7 is most successful operating system in history over 500 million license have been sold. Windows 7 is easier to use, it has so many features such as graphical user interface, more secure, faster startup…etc. Microsoft is focusing on compatibility they developed windows 7 so that it can be able to accept any program that run in previous OS such as XP and vista. Windows 7 has three edition (home edition, professional and ultimate) all of them developed to support different area or different users. windows 7 has new features and enhancement for instance, multi-touch support,...