Glossary 3 Flashcards
Android
A mobile operating system based on Linux
Application
A computer program designed for a specific use
BIOS/UEFI
A low-level software that initializes our computer’s hardware to make sure everything is good to go
Block storage
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
Boot
To start up a computer
Last step in booting a computer is User Space
Bootloader
A small program that loads the operating system
Chrome OS
A Linux-based operating system designed by Google
Command Line Interface (CLI)
A shell that uses text commands to interact with the operating system
Computer file
Data that we store and a file can be anything, a word document, a picture, a song, literally anything
Data blocks
Data that can be broken down into many pieces and written to different parts of the hard disk
Distributions
Some common Linux distributions are Ubuntu, Debian, and Red Hat
Etcher.io
A tool you can use to load an install image onto your USB device and make it bootable
File extension
The appended part of a filename that tells us what type of file it is in certain operating systems
File handling
A process of storing data using a program
File system
A system used to manage files.
Main Components of a file management are,
The storage of data, the file metadata, and the filesystem.
Finder
The file manager for all Macs
Folders/Directories
Used to organize files
Hardware resource deficiency
It refers to the lack of system resources like memory, hard
drive space, et cetera
HFS+/APFS
HFS+ is a journaling system developed by Apple Inc. and APFS is another but more encrypted Apple journaling system
Hostname
Used to identify the computer when it needs to talk to other computers
Input/Output device
A device that performs input and output, including monitors, keyboards, mice, hard disk drives, speakers, Bluetooth headsets, webcams, and network adapters
Install image
A downloadable operating system image used to install an operating system on a device
I/O management
Anything that can give us input or that we can use for output of data
iOS
A mobile operating system developed by Apple Inc.