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So you want to start programming? Everyone has to start somewhere, and the "Hello World!" is a great way to ensure that you have all of the requirements running on your computer to successfully start programming. Java will need to be installed on your computer before you can start coding. The links to Oracle's Java Development Kit downloads can be found here: https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/#jdk20-windows Keep in mind to download the correct file for your Operating System. Download packets are available for Window, Mac, or Linux. Once the Java software kit is installed on your computer, picking an IDE or Integrated Development Environment is the next important step. NetBeans is a great IDE for Java development and is recommended on the Java tutorial pages. NetBeans can be downloaded at this link: https://netbeans.apache.org/download/index.html Java has a great step by step tutorial to complete the "Hello World!" project and verify that you sys...

  OS Theory Concept Map Operating Systems (OS) are built to assist the computer in running all programs as efficiently as possible. The OS is also used to give users the ability to interact with the computer in an easier way. Computers must have an environment to execute programs in the best way possible and also manage all of the resources that are available to the computer in the best possible method. When controlling the programs, it serves to supervise the user programs and manage the operation and control devices (Silberschatz, Galvin, & Gagne 1.1). The OS is an essential requirement for computing in today’s technological world.             The OS uses threading when executing code for a program. Threading “improves application performance through parallelism” and can really assist in the allocation of resources when running a program (TutorialPoint 2023). Program...