We all know there are some nasty people out there who send out things like that old faithful Nigerian scam and expect you to fall instantly victim. But theres a new twist on an old scam going around thats just enough to spook some new computer users by using an official sounding name and an organization that most of us in the US respect at least, even if we’re not always admiring. Granted some people will fall victim to this and others will be nerved [...]

An OS, is an abbreviation for Operating System. The operating system is the software that lets you communicate with the computers “brain”. Your operating system is the host, if you like, for your visit to the computer. It permits the different kinds of software to run on the computer and handles all the day to day details of the hardware that is part of your computer. Nearly every computer, from the huge super computer to the video game system has some kind of operating system. [...]