Chapter 15- Operating System Basics Flashcards
Two OS Types
Open Source and Closed Source
What is an Open Source OS?
Free source code for people to download and change if they want to
EX: Linux, Ubuntu
What is Closed Source OS?
You have to pay, is proprietary, is private source code is not supposed to be available to the public to purchase EX: Mac OS, Windows OS
+What is Shell/CLI?
An operating system where you can only use commands to navigate. USED FOR LINUX!!!
+What is Command Prompt?
You can only use commands to operate USED IN WINDOWS!!!
What is ARM?
CPU for mobile devices
What does a 32-bit Windows OS need?
Processor needs→ 1 GHz
Memory→ 1 GB
Free Hard Disk Space→ 16GB
Capable of addressing 4 GB of RAM
What does a 64-bit Windows OS need?
Processor needs→1 GHz Memory→ 2 GB Free Hard Disk Space→ 20 GB **64 bit capable of addressing 128 GB of RAM also has additional security options
What is Cache?
The fastest memory available on a device and is typically used to access a user’s most commonly used applications and websites
What is BranchCache?
Is cache for an entire network. Allows devices ‘on a network’ to get resources quicker ‘over a network’.
What is Direct Access?
It’s VPN
What is Bitlocker?
A feature that encrypts the entire hard drive
What is a Domain?
Is a network, an area that is controlled
What is Joining A Domain?
Joining a network
What is EFS?
Encrypted File System- Allows us to encypt specific Files or folders
