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Computer Flashcards Lesson 8
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Computer Networking
9th Grade
11/11/2012

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Term
Administration Rights
Definition
Permission to make changes on a computer system
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Administrator account
Definition

A collection of information that determines which files you can access and which settings you use

Term
Driver
Definition
A small program that instructs the operating system on how to operate specific hardware
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Embedded operating system
Definition

Similar in principle to operating systems such as Windows or Linux, embedded operating systems are smaller and generally less capable than desktop operating systems

Term
Emulation card
Definition

A card that provides the ability for the computer to run a program that was designed for a different operating system

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File system
Definition

Determines the way an operating system stores files on disk

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Handheld operating system

Definition

Operating system for mobile devices

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Linux
Definition
A variant of the UNIX operating system
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Mac OS X
Definition
The Macintosh operating system
Term
Operating system (OS) 
Definition

System software that provides an interface between the user or application program and the computer hardware



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Palm OS
Definition
An operating system that runs on Palm handhelds and other third-party devices
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System administrator
Definition

A user who has an administrator account

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UNIX
Definition

Operating system developed by AT&T. It is considered portable, meaning it can run on just about any hardware platform

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Windows embedded CE
Definition

An operating system designed for devices such as digital cameras, security robots, intelligent applications, gaming devices, GPS, and set-top boxes

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Windows mobile
Definition

A version of the Windows operating system that runs on smart phones and other types of handheld computers

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