There is no neat distinction between operating system software and the software that runs on top of it.

操作系统软件与在其上面运行的软件之间的区分并不是一清二楚的。

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This makes sense for both mainframes and personal computers, because hardware or operating system software cannot reasonably be added without shutting down the machine.

这对大型主机和个人计算机都有意义，因为在不关机时，硬件或操作系统软件不能被合理加入。

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The local storage of an instance includes the operating system, software applications, data, and configurations added to the instance.

实例的本地存储包括操作系统、软件应用程序、数据，以及为实例添加的配置。

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PCs and the latest Microsoft operating-system software handle four-digit dates perfectly well.

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By way of demonstration, he was joined on stage by a representative from Applied MetaComputing, which makes operating system software for distributed peer-to-peer applications.

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