POS 355 Week 4 DQs

Does a new software product always provide a fundamental improvement to the system where we install the new software product? What could some of the gains include?

Based on the article by Jason Brooks (2009), what capability will XP Mode in the Windows7 operating system add to PCs? What computer system hardware resource(s) may need to be enhanced to use this capability?

Based on the article by Michael Vizard (2009), why is the Hyper-V virtualization technology available in Windows Server 2008 an important resource for many business IT environments? What role does the SUSE version of Linux play?

What question would you ask about a topic you would like to talk about relating to operating systems that has not been touched on thus far in the course.