Chapter 2: The Visible Computer Flashcards
Who is the father of the computer?
Charles Babbage
What 3 Components make up a modern computer?
Hardware, Operating System, Applications
What does the operating system enable you to do?
Enables the end user to control the hardware to tell it what to do.
What is the difference between a UI and a GUI?
A UI enables the user to control the hardware by typing in commands and a GUI allows the user to control the hardware by adding graphics the user can interact with.
What are applications?
Applications allow the user to do specialized tasks.
What is the computing process?
Input –> Processing –> Output
Input devices?
Keyboard, mouse
Processing devices?
CPU and GPU along with auxiliary supporting devices such as ram
Output devices?
Display, speakers
Data storage?
Takes volatile data stored in ram and puts the data onto a more permanent medium such as a HDD
Network Connection?
Mode in which computers connect to other computers
What are the common OS functions?
- Provides a method for applications to communicate with hardware (bit version of hardware determines the OS that can be supported)
- Creates a UI which is a visual representation of the computer for the end user to use
- Run, use, and shutdown programs
- Add, move, and install programs
- Provides a means to secure the system from threats
What are compatibility concerns
Whether an application can run on that OS or an OS can run on a piece of hardware etc…
What is the transparency feature in windows 7 called?
Aero
What does a right click open? (Windows 7)
Context Menu
What is the Windows 8 interface called?
Metro UI
What did windows 8.1 bring back?
A start button
In Windows 8.1 what pops up when you put the cursor in the top or bottom right of the screen?
The charms bar
What angle was Windows 10 built for
To remove unwanted features of windows 8 and to integrate left out features from windows 7. Mostly all of windows 7 features with a metro UI look.
What is the taskbar called on a mac
The “dock”
What does the mission control button do
displays an overview of open applications windows and more
What feature in mac enables multiple desktops
Spaces
What are the UI’s in different Linux distros called
Desktop Environments (DE’s)
What’s the normal file structure
Drive (disk) –> folder –> subfolder –> subfolder
What is the pairing of application with file extension called?
File Association
What is the default folder in windows that programs will install into?
C:\Program Files\User
64-bit Widows creates what 2 folders
C:\Program Files
C:\Program Files (x86)
What is file explorer on mac called
Finder
What folder does Linux user as the User folder
Home folder
What are the tech launch points for windows 7
Command line, Control Panel, and System Tools
How do access system tools
Start –> All programs –> Accessories –> System Tools
What is character map
copy different Unicodes for specific symbols
What does the dir command in windows do
displays files and folders in the directory you are located in
What are the tech launch points for windows 8/8.1
Control Panel, Administrative tools, CLI
What are the tech launch points for windows 10
Control Panel, Settings, CLI, Powershell
What are the tech launch points for Mac
System preferences, Utilities folder
How do you access system preferences?
Apple logo top left then system preferences
How do you access the utilities folder?
Top bar –> Go –> Utilities
How do you access terminal in Linux
ctrl alt T
Gnome 3 All settings how to get to it
arrow top right then settings button
What menu in a KDE distro of linux is like the start menu in windows
Kickoff Menu
