Course 1 - Module 3 Flashcards

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Android

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A mobile operating system based on Linux

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Application

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A computer program designed for a specific use

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3
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BIOS/UEFI

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A low-level software that initializes our computer’s hardware to make sure everything is good to go

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4
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Block storage

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It improves faster handling of data because the data isn’t stored in one long piece but in blocks, so it can be accessed more quickly

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5
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Boot

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To start a computer

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6
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Bootloader

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A small program that loads the operating system

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7
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Chrome OS

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A Linux-based operating system designed by Google

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Command line interface

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Command Line Interface (CLI): A shell that uses text commands to interact with the operating system

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Computer file

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Data that we store and a file can be anything, a word document, a picture, a song, literally anything

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Data blocks

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Data that can be broken down into many pieces and written to different parts of the hard disk

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11
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Distributions

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Some common Linux distributions are Ubuntu, Debian, and Red Hat

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12
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Etcher.io

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A tool you can use to load an install image onto your USB device and make it bootable

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13
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File extension

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The appended part of a filename that tells us what type of file it is in certain operating systems

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14
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File handling

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A process of storing data using a program

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15
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File system

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A system used to manage files

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16
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Finder

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The file manager for all Macs

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17
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Folders/directories

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Used to organize files

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18
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Hardware resource deficiency

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Hardware resource deficiency: It refers to the lack of system resources like memory, hard drive space, et cetera

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19
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HFS+/APFS

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HFS+/APFS: HFS+ is a journaling system developed by Apple Inc. and APFS is another but more encrypted Apple journaling system

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20
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Hostname

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Used to identify the computer when it needs to talk to other computers

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21
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Input/ output devices

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A device that performs input and output, including monitors, keyboards, mice, hard disk drives, speakers, bluetooth headsets, webcams, and network adapters

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22
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Install image

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A downloadable operating system image used to install an operating system on a device

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23
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I/O management

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Anything that can give us input or that we can use for output of data

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24
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IOS

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A mobile operating system developed by Apple Inc.

25
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Kernel

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The main core of an operating system that creates processes, efficiently schedules them, and manages how processes are terminated

26
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Logs

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Files that record system events on our computer

27
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Mac OS

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Apple’s operating system

28
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Memory management

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Memory management: One of the functions that a kernel performs; it optimizes memory usage and make sure our applications have enough memory to run

29
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Metadata

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Metadata: Tells us everything we need to know about a file, including who created it, when it was last modified, who has access to it, and what type of file it is

30
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Microsoft Terminal Services Client

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Microsoft Terminal Services Client: A client program used to create RDP connections to remote computers

31
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Open SSH

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Open SSH: The most popular program to use SSH within Linux

32
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Operating system

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The whole package that manages our computers resources and lets us interact with it

33
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Pink (Putty link)

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Plink (PuTTY Link): A tool built into the command line after PuTTY is installed that is used to make remote SSH connections

34
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Power shell

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Powershell: A shell (program that interprets text commands) for Windows

35
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Power user

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Power user: Above average computer users

36
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Process management

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Process management: The capacity to manage the many programs in a system - when to run them, the order they run in, how many resources they take up, how long they run, etc.

37
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Qwiklabs

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An online platform which provides training in cloud services

38
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Remote connection

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Remote connection: The ability to connect an authorized person to a computer or network remotely; allows us to manage multiple machines from anywhere in the world

39
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Remote Desktop protocol

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Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP): A secure network communication protocol developed by Microsoft that allows a user to connect to another device remotely

40
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Scalability

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Scalability: The measure of a system’s ability to increase or decrease in performance and cost in response to varying loads in system processing demands

41
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SSH(Secure shell)

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SSH (Secure shell): A protocol implemented by other programs to securely access one computer from another.

42
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SSH Authentication key

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SSH authentication key: A secure authentication method for accessing a computer from other device

43
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SSH Client

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SSH client: A program you must have installed on your device in order to establish an SSH connection with another device

44
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SSH server

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SSH server: Software installed on a machine that allows for that device to accept an SSH connection

45
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Standardization

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Standardization: The process of developing and implementing common technical standards for IT products, systems, and processes.

46
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Swap Space

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Swap space: The allocated space where the virtual memory is stored on the hard drive when the amount of physical memory space is used up or full

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System

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System: A group of hardware components and software components that work together to run the programs or processes in the computer

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System settings

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System settings: Settings like display resolution, user accounts, network, devices, etc.

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Task bar

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Task bar: It gives us quick options and shows us information like network connectivity, the date, system notifications, sound etc

50
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Terminal

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A text based interface to the computer

51
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Time slice

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Time slice: A very short interval of time that gets allocated to a process for CPU execution

52
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Ubuntu

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Ubuntu: The most popular Linux consumer distribution

53
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User name

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A unique identifier for user account

54
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User space

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User space: The aspect of an operating system that humans interact with directly like programs, such as text editors, music players, system settings, user interfaces, etc.

55
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Virtual box

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Virtual Box: An application you can use to install Linux and have it completely isolated from your machine

56
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Virtual machine

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Virtual machine (VM): An application that uses physical resources like memory, CPU and storage, but they offer the added benefit of running multiple operating systems at once

57
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Virtual memory

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Virtual memory: A combination of hard drive space and RAM that acts like memory which our processes can use

58
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VPN

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VPN (Virtual private network): A secure method of connecting a device to a private network over the internet