Chapter 5: Fundamental Operating Systems Flashcards

Explain the purpose of an operating system. Describe and compare operating systems to include purpose, limitations, and compatibilities. Determine the operating system based on customer needs. Install an operating system. Navigate a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Identify and apply common preventive maintenance techniques for operating systems. Troubleshoot operating systems.

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What is the role of an operating system?

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Control hardware access, manage files and folders, provide user interface, and manage applications

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What must occur to bridge communication between hardware and applications?

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A device driver for the hardware must be installed

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What is a device driver?

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A small program written by the hardware manufacturer usually supplied with the hardware component

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What process can assign system resources and install drivers automatically when hardware is connected?

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Plug and Play (PnP)

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5
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What is the PnP system?

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Plug and Play system

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Which OS was PnP introduced on?

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Windows 95

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What does the OS typically do after installing the device driver?

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Update the registry

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What is the registry?

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Database that contains all the information about the computer

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What information does the registry contain?

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Information about applications, users, hardware, network settings, and file types.

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What does the operating system create on the hard disk drive to allow data to be stored?

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File structure

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What is a file?

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A file is a block of related data that is given a single name and is treated as a single unit

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Program and data files are _______ ________ in a single directory

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Grouped together

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