Chapter 9 Flashcards
Gyroscope
A gyroscope measures and maintains that orientation. These technologies allow you to turn an iPad horizontally to better see a picture in a wide format.
Accelerometer
An accelerometer detects the screen orientation and adapts what is shown on the screen based on that orientation.
OS Operating System
an OS, is software that coordinates the interaction between hardware and any software applications, as well as the interaction between a user and the computer. Examples of operating systems include Apple’s Mac OS X and iOS; Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8; and the different types of Unix/Linux, such as Sun Solaris, Red Hat, SUSE, Google Chrome OS, and Android. One advantage of Linux-based open source operating systems such as Android is that the code that makes up the operating system is open to view and improve upon or change. This sometimes allows for more community-driven features that are not as easily changed in closed source or proprietary software such as Windows or OS X.
Registry
The registry contains such things as folder and file property settings, port configuration, application preferences, and user profiles
User profile
contains specific configuration settings such as the specific applications to which the user has access, desktop settings, and the user’s network configuration for each person who has an account on the computer
