This excerpt offers a introduction and review of embedded operating systems. Adapted from “Embedded Systems Architecture ... memory management support for a temporary or permanent file system storage ...

A file system is a major component of the operating system (OS). Applications command the OS to input and output data, and the file system reads and writes the sectors on the storage drive.

The piece originally ran on June 2, 2010; it appears unchanged below. The Be operating system file system, known simply as BFS, is the file system for the Haiku, BeOS, and SkyOS operating systems.

VAST Data unveiled its VAST AI Operating System, intended “to create an intelligent platform architecture that can harness ...