1.8 Flashcards
lesson 3
business client
an os designed to work as a client in centrally managed business domain networks
network operating system(NOS)
an os designed to run servers in business networks
home client
an os designed to work as a standalone machine or in a workgroup network in a home or small office
cell phone
an os designed to work with a handheld portable device
mac os
based on UNIX, cannot be purchased and installed on a ordinary pc
UNIX
developed at bell laboratories in the late 60s
share a kernel/shell architecture
Linux
developed by linus torvalds
fully open sourced
Chrome OS
derived from linux via an open source os called chromium
runs on chromebooks
New Technology File System(NTFS)
file system developed by Microsoft
maximum volume size 16 Exabytes but actual implementations are limited to between 137gb and 256tb
Journaling
makes recovery after power outages and crashes faster and more reliable
snapshots
file version history allows users to revert changes more easily and also supports backup operations
Security
features include file permissions and ownership, file access audit trails, quota management and encrypting file system(efs)
POSIX Compliance
used to support UNIX/Linux compatibility
supports case-sensitive naming, hard links
indexing
creates a catalog of file and folder locations and properties, speeding up searches
Dynamic Disks
allows space on multiple physical disks to be combined into volumes
FAT32
variant of FAT, uses a 32 bit allocation table, supports volumes up to 2tb
maximum file size is 4GB minus 1 byte
exFAT
designed for use with removable hard drives and flash media
supports volumes up to 512TB
ext3 and ext4
standard linux file system
Apple file system(APFS)
file system for apple
