Chapter 6 Flashcards
Booting
loading the platform into the computers memory
Cold boot
powering up a computer for the first time
Warm boot
restarting a computer that is already running
registry
contains setting like screen savers, appearance, and personalization
Login
authenticates a user to determine the computers appropriate user, once name and password are verified the profile is loaded
Profile
represents the users specific preferences, like theme, styles, and what kinds of resources are available
Network Administers
required to manage tasks like hardware setup and computer configuration that can be very critical to protecting a companys assets and intellectual property
Admins
critical part of the business organization are required to work closely with all business functions to determine which employees can access any or part of the various dept. data and information
Pages
smaller files that represent pieces of larger files
Virtual memory
the technique of breaking files requested from a secondary memory like a hard drive into smaller more manageable files that can fit into the RAM
Monitor
displays and renders output that an end user can understand
Folders
contains groups of computer files like documents and spreadsheets
Complete backup
backup the entire contens
Incremental backup
partial backup
Antivirus utilities
system software that identify known viruses and attempt to block them from entering and infecting a computer system
