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| You can think of an operating system as: |
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| The OS is the middle man b/t what (3) |
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Between the user and hardware
Between applications and hardware
Between the user and applications |
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| only 1 OS is actually needed on a computer |
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| Four Functions of Operating Systems: |
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Provide a user interface
Manage files
Manage Hardware
Manage applications |
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| Provide a user interface = housekeeping what are the 4? |
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Reorganizing a hard drive
Deleting files
Copying files
Changing system date |
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| Provide a user interface = manage what are the 4? |
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Desktop
Hardware
Applications
Data |
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| You can think of an operating system as: |
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| Manage files: you can manage files on what? |
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| hard drives, DVD drives, CD drives, USB flash drives, etc |
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| Manage files : what can you do? (5) |
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| Creating, Storing, Retrieving, Deleting, and Moving files |
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Manage Hardware
what can you manage? |
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Managing the BIOS
Managing memory
Diagnosing problems with software and hardware
Interfacing between hardware and software |
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Installing and uninstalling applications
Running applications and managing interface to the hardware on behalf of an application |
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| The desktop is the initial screen that is displayed after the user logs in and Windows is loaded. |
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| graphical user interface (GUI) |
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| uses graphics as compared to a command-driven interface. |
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| The Windows 7 and Vista desktop provides a 3-D users interface called the Aero user interface that gives a glassy appearance and is sometimes called Aero glass. |
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