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The Windows 2000
Suite Of Operating Systems
Windows 2000 is
actually a suite of operating systems, each designed for a different sized
computer system. Windows 2000 is built on the Windows NT architecture and is
designed to ultimately replace both Windows 9x for low-end systems and Windows NT
for midrange and high-end systems. Windows 2000 includes four operating
systems:
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Windows 2000
Professional:
This operating system is designed to ultimately replace both
Windows 9x and Windows NT Workstation as a personal computer
desktop or notebook operating system. It is an improved version of
Windows NT Workstation, using the same new technology approach to
hardware and software, and includes all the popular features of
Windows 9x, including Plug-and-Play.
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Windows 2000 Server:
This operating system is the improved version of Windows NT Server and
is designed as a network operating system for low-end servers.
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Windows 2000 Advanced
Server:
This network operating system has the same features as
Windows 2000 Server, but is designed to run on more powerful servers. It
supports up to eight processors on one machine, and up to 8 GB (gigabytes)
of memory.
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Windows 2000 Datacenter
Server:
This network operating system is another step up from
Windows 2000 Advanced Server and is designed to support up to 32
processors and up to 64 GB of memory. It is intended to be used in large
enterprise operations centers. The following table
shows the maximum number of CPUs supported in a single system and the maximum amount
of memory supported by the four operating systems.
Hardware and software
must qualify for all the Windows 2000 products just as they must qualify for Windows NT.
Windows 2000 also has
built-in disk duplication support so that you can copy the operating system from
one hard drive to another with a minimum of interaction.
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