Computer Basics Flashcards
App meaning? Devices? Details?
Common term for application. Available for mobile devices and TVs. Simple application. Cheap or free
Multitasking
More than one application at once
When u run an app?
It runs inside the OS till it closes
What is an Application?
A type of software that allows you to perform specific tasks.
Name the two most popular Mobile device OS
Mostly apple iOS and Google android
Linux. Status. Details.
Free and many different versions. 2% globally. Most servers run on Linux cus easy to use. Open sourced.
Mac OS. Features. Pros and cons.
(OS x) preloaded in all Mac. 10% globally.
Better look and feel. More expensive
Date of Microsoft Windows and status?
Dates 1980s. Preloads in most pc cus popular.
Windows Vista yr?
2007
Windows 7 yr?
2009
Windows 8 year
2012
Windows 10 year
2015
What does the GUI allow u to do? And what do they have in common across os’s?
Allows ur mouse to click icons, and menus. Each has a diff look and feel.
What is the OS? What does it do?
Most important software on a computer that manages the computer memory and processes (software + hardware)
The history of MACs and GUIs
First widely sold computer with a graphical user interface
