Information Technology Reference
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H.11 Windows 95 and Windows 98
Windows 98 was really an upgrade to Windows 95 OSR2 (which includes NetMeeting,
ScanDisk and Disk Defragmenter) and inherits many of the programs that were released with
Windows 95 OSR2. The new features include:
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Advanced plug and play
. USB devices can be added to the computer without rebooting
it.
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Automatic hardware detection
.
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Enhanced power management
.
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Increased WWW integration
. WWW page creation, integrated email, channels, and so
on.
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Windows updates
. This facility allows for a single source to update system drivers, sys-
tem files and operating system programs, such as service packs.
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System file checker
. The facility checks for system files and recovers old system files. It
also checks the integrity of the operating system files and if necessary restores them or
extracts them from the installation disks.
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Maintenance wizard
. This facility allows tasks to be run at given time intervals.
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Multiple monitors
. The facility allows the computer to display to multiple monitors.
Different parts of the screen can be sent to the connected monitors, and thus expand the
physical size of the desktop area.
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NetShow
. The facility allows for the reception of streamed multimedia from a WWW
server. It synchronises video, audio and graphics data.
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WWW TV
. This facility combines broadcast TV and Internet-based content into a single
program. With an Internet connection, television program listings are included giving
lists of scheduled television shows. Broadcast TV requires a TV tuner card.
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Support for new devices
. Windows 98 supports many new hardware devices, such as:
universal serial bus (USB), IEEE 1394, accelerated graphics port (AGP) and DVD.
IEEE 1394 defines a class of hardware that makes it easy to add serial devices to your
computer. The AGP is an enhanced video card interface which give enhanced support
for 3-D animation. DVD drives play software, videos and music CDs.
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Subscription
. This facility allows Internet Explorer to check a WWW site for new con-
tent, at given time intervals. This new content can be automatically downloaded (or
prompted for a download).
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Channels
. This facility allows content from WWW sites to be automatically down-
loaded. It is similar to subscription, but the content provider can suggest a schedule for
the subscription and it gives a rich map of the WWW site (rather than a single WWW
page).
