Digital Tech + Innovations Utilites Test Flashcards
What is an operating system?
A collection of programs that manage and coordinate everything you do on your computer
What is an operating system (OS)?
A collection of programs that manage and coordinate the
activities taking place within the computer.
What does an operating system do?
- Boots the Computer
- Interfaces with Users
- Configures Devices
- Manages and Monitors resources and jobs
- Manages all files
- Security
What is a user interface?
The means by which an operating system or any other program interacts with the user.
What is a Device driver/simply driver?
(or simply drivers) are used to communicate with peripheral devices.
What is plug and play?
When an operating system installs a the appropriate driver automatically.
To interface with users what does the OS do?
- it translates user instructions into a form the computer
can understand. - also translates any feedback from hardware—such as a
signal that the printer has run out of paper.
What does the OS do when it boots the computer?
- The core of the operating system, the kernel, is loaded into memory.\
- The operating system determines the hardware devices that
are connected to the computer and ensures they are
configured properly. - The OS then reads an opening batch of instructions that
assign tasks to carry out. (like launching a security program)
What does the OS do when it “manages and monitors resources and jobs”?
- manages your computer’s resources (such
as software, disk space, and memory). - The OS schedules jobs (such as documents to be printed or
files to be retrieved from a hard drive).
what is scheduling routines?
the order in which jobs are
carried out, as well as which commands get executed first
What does the OS do when it manages all files?
- it keeps track of the files stored on a
computer so that they can be retrieved when needed
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What is a file path?
a path shows you the folders you must travel through to get to a particular file
What is the file path to go from route directory to mary? (See slideshow)
C:/Documents/Letters/Mary
What is the file route to go from route directory to English? (See slideshow)
C:/Documents/SchoolPapers/English
What is the file path to go from route directory to windows?
C:/Windows
What does the OS do regarding security?
- Can use passwords, biometric
characteristics to limit access to the
system. - Can uses an integrated firewall to protect against unauthorized access via the Internet, or an option to download and install security patches.
What are the three most popular operating systems?
- Windows
- Apple/Mac OS
- Linux
What is the most common user-interface?
Graphical user interface (GUI)
