5.1.1 Operating System Terms and Characteristics Flashcards
What is a Multi-user?
Two or more users have individual accounts that allow them to work with programs and peripheral devices at the same time.
Multitasking
The computer is capable of operating multiple applications at the same time.
Multiprocessing
The operating system can support two or more CPUs.
Multithreading
A program can be broken into smaller parts that are loaded as needed by the operating system. Multithreading allows different parts of a program to be run at the same time.
OS
operating system
PnP
plug-and-play
To access and communicate with each hardware component, the OS uses what program?
device driver
Assigning system resources and installing drivers are performed with what process?
plug-and-play (PnP)
Program and data files are grouped together in what?
a directory
nested directories are referred to as what?
subdirectories
Nested directories are what?
Directories can be kept inside other directories
CLI
Command-line interface
GUI
Graphical user interface
when the user types commands at a prompt it is called what?
Command-line interface
When the user interacts with menus and icons it is called what?
Graphical user interface
