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| software that controls the operation of the computer and enables communication between components to take place |
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| task which receives processor time priority, usually the one with which the user is interacting/using |
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| complete multitasking PC operating systems that provides a graphic user interface |
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| operating systems that can execute just one application program at a time |
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| the term usually used in the PC world to refer to extensions to the operating system |
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| the task that the computer works on when the foreground task is not active |
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| devices that operating systems are frequently designed to use on a generic basis |
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| an operating system that can juggle more than one action at a time |
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| refers to the use of disk space to simulate memory |
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| a small "application-ette" |
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| the operating system originally used on IBM PCs |
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| the multitasking, then-current version of Apple's operating system for the Macintosh |
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| the process of copying data from the backup media to a hard disk after a failure has been rectified |
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| each of the actual peripherals attached to a computer |
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| prepares the disk surface for storing data |
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| the process of copying the data to another medium so that a duplicate is available for use should the original copy be destroyed or become unusable |
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| refers to the process of making the desired match between logical and physical computer devices |
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| the process of devoting a portion of processor time to each of several tasks |
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