I/O

Question 1

Virtual memory

Answer 1

The combination of hard drive space and RAM that acts like memory that our processes can use.

Question 2

Pages

Answer 2

It’s when we execute a process and we take the data to the program in chunks. Also stored in virtual memory

Question 3

Time slice

Answer 3

A very short interval of time that gets allocated to a process for CPU execution.

Question 4

Process

Answer 4

A program that’s executing. Like the internet browser or text editor.

Question 5

Program

Answer 5

An application that we can run like chrome, windows, Linux, mac etc…

Question 6

Kernel

Answer 6

Creates processes, efficiently schedule them and manages how processes are terminated.

Question 7

I/O devices

Answer 7

Devices that perform input and output.
Ex: keyboards, speakers, Webcam etc…

Question 8

CLI Shell

Answer 8

This just means we’ll use text commands. (Like coding)

Question 9

Graphical User Interface or GUI

Answer 9

A visual way to interact with your computer. Using the mouse to click and drag and open folders etc.

Question 10

Shell

Answer 10

A program that interprets text commands and sends them to the OS to execute

Question 11

Logs

Answer 11

Files that record system events on your computer. Like a diary.

Question 12

BIOS/UEFI

Answer 12

A low-level software that initializes our computers hardware to make sure everything is good to go.

Question 13

Bootloader

Answer 13

A small program that loads the operating system (OS)