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Module 4 Flashcards

1
Q

What are the types of user interfaces

A

Command driven interface

Menu driven interface

Graphical interface (GUI)

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2
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Command driven interface

A

Type commands

Complicated for the average user

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3
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Menu driven interfsce

A

User chooses the command from the menu

Not easy for everyone

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4
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Graphical interface (GUI)

A

Displays graphics and uses pointed and click technology

User friendly

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5
Q

Whats is plug and play

A

Not a driver

It is a software and hardware standard designed to facilitate installation of a new piece of hardware in computers

It does so by including the OS

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6
Q

How to deal with errors in the boot process

A

Go in safe mode

Uninstall faulty program

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7
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System back up

A

Creates a copy of your drive to another hard drive

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8
Q

What are the operating system functions

A

Provides an interface

Manages the CPU

Manages the hardware

Coordinates the application software with the CPU

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9
Q

What is the operating system (OS)

A

Controls how your computer system functions and manages the following:

Hardware

Processor

Peripheral devices

Memory

Responsible for task management

Provides whatever interface to the user

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10
Q

What provides an organization structure to your computer

A

File management

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11
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What happens during a system backup

A

Creates a copy of your drive to another hard drive

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12
Q

What is a system restore

A

Restores the system to a specific date in which you did the system back up

It is like when you die in a video game and you restart there where you saved

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13
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What are the four basic steps of the boot process

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  1. The basic input/output system (BIOS) is activated by powering on the CPU
  2. BIOS checks that all attached devices are in place and functional
  3. Operating system (OS) is loaded into RAM
  4. Configuration and costumization systems are checked
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14
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What is a multi user operating system

A

A network of operating systems

Enables more than one computer system at a time

Juggles requests from several computers at the same time

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15
Q

Give examples of multi user operating systems

A

Linux

Unix

Win server 2008

MAC Os X

IBM 1

Z/OS

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16
Q

What are the operating system categories

A

Realtime OS

Multi user OS

Single user multitask OS

Single user single task OS

17
Q

Real time operating system

A

Embedded systems

Ex: found in measure instruements

18
Q

Mutli user OS

A

Network O

Ex: MS Windows server OS

19
Q

Single user (multitask) OS

A

Ex: Apple Mac OS

Win 7

20
Q

Single user (single task) OS

A

Ex: mS-DOS

21
Q

Task scheduler

A

Run automatically a program that defrag or back up your computer hard drive

22
Q

Disk defragmenter

A

Reorganize files in a hard drive to improve speed

23
Q

What is the virtual memory

A

memory management capability of an operating system (OS)

uses hardware and software to allow a computer to compensate for physical memory shortages

temporarily transferring data from random access memory (RAM) to disk storage

24
Q

What are the utility programs

A

Backup

Security

Diagnóstic

Recovery

25
Q

Describe a file path

A

Drive: C://

Primary folder: user/

Subfolder: username/doc/spring

Filename: boyyy

Extension: docx

26
Q

What is MS windows

A

Increased functionality

User friendly

Improved internet capabilities

Enhanced privacy and security

Mutli user OS

Windows 10 has latest version

27
Q

What does the operating system contain

Not is functions

But like its architecture

A

More than 4GB of RAM

64 but version of windows

28
Q

What translates the specialized commands of a device to the OS in a way that the latter can understand it?

Can also be vice versa

A

Device driver

29
Q

What is Linux

A

Open source operating system

Based on HNIX

Stable system

Download for free

Can be tweaked

Runs on PC, Ipod and Laptop

Gaming systems

30
Q

What is Unix

A

Mutliuser and mutlitasking OS

Used for mainframes as network OS

31
Q

Whats is a real time operating system

A

Machine that performs repeotfve tasks in a short period of time

Automobiles

Printers

VOIP phones

Medical devices

Robotic equipment

32
Q

Program takes out redundancies in a file to reduce the file size

Ex: zipe file

A

File compression utility

33
Q

What does the disk cleanup do

A

Removes unnecessary files

Tool from windows

34
Q

What is the application programming interface

A

the way for an application to interact with certain system/application

communication protocol between a client and a server intended to simplify the building of client-side software

Permits communication between server snd application

35
Q

True or false

Does running more programs require more RAM

A

True

36
Q

Does RAM have UNILIMITED capacity

A

Nah it has limited capacity

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