Module 4 Flashcards
(36 cards)
What are the types of user interfaces
Command driven interface
Menu driven interface
Graphical interface (GUI)
Command driven interface
Type commands
Complicated for the average user
Menu driven interfsce
User chooses the command from the menu
Not easy for everyone
Graphical interface (GUI)
Displays graphics and uses pointed and click technology
User friendly
Whats is plug and play
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
How to deal with errors in the boot process
Go in safe mode
Uninstall faulty program
System back up
Creates a copy of your drive to another hard drive
What are the operating system functions
Provides an interface
Manages the CPU
Manages the hardware
Coordinates the application software with the CPU
What is the operating system (OS)
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
What provides an organization structure to your computer
File management
What happens during a system backup
Creates a copy of your drive to another hard drive
What is a system restore
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
What are the four basic steps of the boot process
- The basic input/output system (BIOS) is activated by powering on the CPU
- BIOS checks that all attached devices are in place and functional
- Operating system (OS) is loaded into RAM
- Configuration and costumization systems are checked
What is a multi user operating system
A network of operating systems
Enables more than one computer system at a time
Juggles requests from several computers at the same time
Give examples of multi user operating systems
Linux
Unix
Win server 2008
MAC Os X
IBM 1
Z/OS
What are the operating system categories
Realtime OS
Multi user OS
Single user multitask OS
Single user single task OS
Real time operating system
Embedded systems
Ex: found in measure instruements
Mutli user OS
Network O
Ex: MS Windows server OS
Single user (multitask) OS
Ex: Apple Mac OS
Win 7
Single user (single task) OS
Ex: mS-DOS
Task scheduler
Run automatically a program that defrag or back up your computer hard drive
Disk defragmenter
Reorganize files in a hard drive to improve speed
What is the virtual memory
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
What are the utility programs
Backup
Security
Diagnóstic
Recovery
