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Chapter 2 - Operating Systems Flashcards

1
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What is an Operating System?

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Software that provides a computer user with a file system structure and with a means of communicating with the computer hardware, such as Windows

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What is the name of the core of any operating system?

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Kernel

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What is multitasking on an OS?

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The ability of the operating system to support two or more programs running at the same time

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What is preemptive multitasking?

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Also known as time splicing. It is the process which allows multiple programs to share control of the operating system

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What is Cooperative Multitasking?

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One program dominates the operating system but will allow another program to run while it is idle

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What is it called when data and parts of a program can be shared between two or more CPU’s or 2 cores on a CPU?

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Multithreading

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What is the Command Line Interface used for?

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to issue text commands to a computer

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What is a GUI?

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A graphical user interface, allows the user to perform functions by selecting on-screen icons rather than using text commands. Both windows and Mac use GUI’s

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What is the basic File System Structure, and what are the components?

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File - A program or a collection of data that forms a single unit. Directory - A folder containing other programs (files) or other folders (subdirectory) Subdirectory - Any folder or directory within another folder

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What is a root directory?

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The directory at the top of the storage. For example a Hard Drive (C:)

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11
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What is used to identify the location of a specific file?

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A pathname

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12
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What is the method of organizing files on a storage device?

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The file system

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What does any file system maintain?

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A file table of all areas on the disk, tracking what areas are used and what areas are not.

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What is in a configuration file?

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Information such as the amount of memory and the type of video adapter present in the system

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What is a registry?

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A database that stores configuration information

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16
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What is a file extension?

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Was used by DOS standards on older OS’s, denoting what type of file it is, like “.exe”. Today extensions are not necessary but do help identify what the file type is.

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17
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On Windows 8, what is the name of a shortcut on the Metro screen?

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A tile

18
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What is Cmd.exe?

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Command Interpreter, a text based program that uses Internal Commands to make commands on a computer

19
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What is an Internal Command?

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Commands who’s required software to run is within the program running it.

20
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What is an External Command?

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Commands issued by software that executes another program to perform an action

21
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What is the name of the Command Interpreter used by Microsoft?

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the Command Prompt

22
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What are complete software programs that run when the file name is entered at the command prompt?

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Executable files

23
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What is Windows Aero?

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An enhanced user interface, that which is more sophisticated than the user interfaces of OS’s prior to Vista. Most noticeable feature makes the borders of windows transparent.

24
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What is Encryption?

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The process of rendering the contents of a file unreadable by people other than those who are allowed to read it

25
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Today Rainmeter is a program that you can install on your computer that can have calenders, news feeds, hardware monitoring, weather, or just plain aesthetically pleasing enhancements. What program that was included on Vista and 7, but not Windows 8, is close to this?

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Gadgets

26
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Why is it necessary to have a monitor with at least a 1366x768 Screen Resolution?

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Windows 8 features snap mode, placing 2 windows side by side for duality in viewing

27
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What is PAE?

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Physical Address Extension, a processor feature that allows a 32-bit OS to access more than 4 GB of RAM

28
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What is the difference between a cold boot and a warm boot?

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A cold boot, or a hard boot, is when you use the power switch to turn the computer on, whereas a warm boot is when software is used to restart the computer.

29
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What is POST?

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Power-on self-test, a diagnostic program that is initiated when electrical power is applied to the computer system. Checks the system to make sure all hardware components are working properly.

30
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What is a bootstrap program?

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A short program that runs the POST from the BIOS, searches for the Master Boot Record, loads basic files and then lets the OS finish the boot

31
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What is UEFI?

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The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface is a modern approach to the BIOS system and an enhancement to the boot process. After the POST is completed, UEFI gives control to a built-in boot manager program rather than the MBR.

32
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What is Dual-Boot?

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When 2 operating systems have formatted partitions on the same hard drive allowing the user to choose which OS to boot

33
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What is the name for a system with more than 2 operating systems?

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A multiple-boot system

34
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What is the name for a Computer that has special software to execute 2 OS’s at once?

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A virtual machine

35
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What is cloud computing?

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Accessing a shared pool of resources and specialized servers over the internet. This can be found with services like E-mail, IM’s, or in a server that stores data like the cloud.

36
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What are apps in a mobile sense?

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Small software applications that allow the user to access the larger software application on the cloud server

37
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What is a “thin client”

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A computer that is running its software primarily off of the cloud server

38
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What is it called when software applications are provided through the cloud?

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Virtualization

39
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What is application software?

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End-User Software, produced for a designated purpose, such as the programs in the Microsoft Office Suite

40
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What is a small package of programs that allow proper communication between the computer and a peripheral device?

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A Software Driver

41
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What is a software patch?

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A fix for operating systems and application software that have already been released. Can also update security when a program or OS has a backdoor found

42
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What is the term for the error that is found in programs?

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A bug (The term is attributed to Harvard Universities Mark II Calculator in 1947, where Harvard technical team found a moth between points, and Rear Admiral Grace Hopper commented, “a bug being found” in the system.)

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