Windows 2000 is designed on the basis of Windows NT Kernel. The commercial version of Windows 2000 is also known as Windows NT 5.0. It comes under the category of hybrid kernel (business oriented) operating system. Windows 2000 is ideal for both symmetric multi-processor and uniprocessor system of computers. It caters to the technical requirements of 32-bit Intel x86 computers.
Editions of Windows 2000
The Windows 2000 version of Internet explorer comes with many different editions. Datacenter Server, Advanced Server, Server and Professional are the most widely used editions of Windows 2000. It also offers some other technically advanced versions like Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Limited Edition and Windows 2000 Advanced Server Limited Edition.
Features of Windows 2000
All editions of Windows 2000 are professionally designed and technically efficient.
Windows 2000 boasts millions of code lines developed in C++. On an average 29 million lines of code are there in all editions of Windows 2000. Drivers of the operating system use 8 million lines. Rest of the lines are the for the computer system.
Functions of Windows 2000
Windows 2000 has played a crucial role in extending the features of the earlier versions of Internet explorer. Windows NT 5.0 runs Windows Driver Model, Windows Desktop Update and Windows Media Player along with its NT line.
Besides its regular function, Windows 2000 also runs different types system utilities like disk defragmentation, Microsoft Management Console and many more.
