Chapter 9: Operating System, Managing Coordinating and Monitoring Resources

What is Multiuser operating system?

Networks, servers and supercomputers allow hundreds to thousands of users to connect at the same time.

What is Safari?

a Browser

What is touch user interface?

a graphical user interface designed for touch input sometimes.

What is Chromebox?

a specialized desktop that runs Chrome OS.

What is Chromebook?

a specialized laptop that runs Chrome OS.

What is Command-line interface?

a user types command represented by short keywords or abbreviations or presses special key on the keyboard to enter data instructions.

What is single tasking operating system?

allows only one program or app to run at at time.

What is open group?

an industry standards organization.

What is wallet?

app provides a centralized location for coupons, credit cards, loyalty cards, and memberships in a single, easily accessible location.

What is iCloud?

apple's could server

What is Hibernate mode?

before removing power form the computer or device.

What is multitasking operating system?

both programs can run concurrently.

What is Fireware?

consists of ROM chips or flash memory chips that store permanent instructions.

What is user interface?

controls how you enter data and instructions and how information is displayed on the screen.

What is permissions?

define who can access certain resources and when they can access those resources.

What is client operating systems?

desktop operating systems

What is iOS?

developed by Apple, is a proprietary mobile operating system specifically made for Apple's mobile devices.

What is Windows Phone?

developed by Microsoft, is a proprietary mobile operating system that runs on some smartphones.

What is virtual machine?

enables a computer to run another operating system in addition to the one installed.

What is OS X Server?

enables organizations to collaborate, share files, host websites and mail servers, and more on Mac computers and iOS devices.

What is windows server?

enables organizations to manage applications and websites on-site and/or on the cloud.

What is automatic update?

feature that regularly provides new features or corrections to the program.

What is Macintosh operating system?

has earned a reputation for its ease of use and has been the model for most of the new GUIs developed for non-Macintosh system.

What is Print spooler?

intercepts documents to be printed form the operating system and place them in the queue.

What is Chrome OS?

introduced by google, is a Linux-based operating system designed to work primarily with web apps.

What is Linux?

introduced in 1991, is a popular, multitasking UNIX based operating system that runs on a variety of personal computers, servers and devices.

What is serving operating system?

is a multisuser operating stem that organizes and coordinates how multiple users access and share resources on a network.

What is OS X?

is a multitasking operating system available for computers manufactured by apple.

What is UNIX?

is a multitasking operating system developed in the early 1970s by scientists at Bell Laboratories.

What is password?

is a private combination of characters associated with the user name that allows access to certain computer, mobile device, or network resources.

What is performance monitor?

is a program that assesses and reports information about various computer resources and devices.

What is buffer?

is a segment of memory or storage in which items are placed while waiting to be transferred form an input deice or to an output device

What is operating system?

is a set of programs that coordinate all the activities among computer or mobile device hardware.

What is paging?

is a time-consuming process for the computer.

What is Cross-platform application?

is an application that runs the same on multiple operating system.

What is Android?

is an open source, Linux-based mobile operating system designed by Google for smartphones and tablets.

What is Proprietary software?

is privately owned and limited to a specific vendor or computer or device model.

What is a foreground?

is the active program, that is, the one you currently are using.

What is Kernal?

is the core of an operating system that manages memory and devices, maintains the internal clock, runs programs, and assigns the resources, such as device, programs, apps, data and information.

What is Boot Drive?

is the drive from which your personal computer starts, which typically is an internal hard drive, such as hard disk or SSD.

What is visualization?

is the practice of sharing or pooling computing resources, such as servers or storage devices.

What is Linux Distributions?

many application programs, tools, and plug-ins.

What is upward compatible?

meaning it may or may not run on new versions of the operating system.

What is queue?

multiple documents line up.

What is Multiuser?

operating system enables two or more users to run programs simultaneously.

What is device-independent?

operating systems that run on computers and mobile devices provided by a variety of manufacturers.

What is user name?

or user ID, is a unique combination of characters, such as letters of the alphabet and/or numbers, that identifies a specific users.

What is background?

other programs running but not in use.

What is a device dependent?

program is one that runs only on a specific type or make of computer or mobile device.

What is windows phone store?

provides access to additional apps and software updates.

What is Mobile operating system?

resides on firewall, the operating system on mobile devices and many consumer electronics.

What is Sleep Mode?

saves any open documents and running programs or apps to memory, turns off all unneeded functions, and then places the computer in a low-power state.

what is spooling?

sends documents to be printed to a buffer instead of sending them immediately to printer.

What is Driver?

short for device driver, is a small program that tells the operating system how to communicate with a specific device.

What is Live CD or Live USB?

some download it free form a provider's websites and create media to install it on a computer, or they create.

What is desktop operating system?

sometimes called a stand-operating system, is a complete operating system that works on desktops, laptops, and some tablets.

What is administrator account?

that enables them to access all files and programs, install programs, and specify setting this affect all users on a computer, mobile device or network.

What is swap file?

the area of the hard disk used for virtual memory.

What is virtual memory?

the operating system allocates a portion of a storage medium, such as the hard disk or a USB flash drive, to function as additional RAM.

What is Plug and Play?

the operating system automatically configures new devices as you install them.

What is platform?

the operating system that a computer uses sometimes.

What is network administrator?

the person overseeing network operating, users the server operating system to add and remove users, computers, and other devices to and dorm the network.

What is service pack?

to users who have registered and/ or activated their software.

What is Natural User Interface?

users interact with the software through ordinary, intuitive behavior.

What is thrashing?

when an operating system spends much of its time paging, instead of executing application software.

What is Command language?

when working with a command-line interface, the set of commands used to control actions.

What is Memory Resident?

which means it remains in memory while the computer or mobile device is running.

What is open source software?

which means its code is provided for use, modification, and redistribution.

What is Backward compatible?

which means they recognize and work with applications written of ran earlier version of the operating system.

What is Graphic user interface?

you interact with menus and visual images by touching, pointing, tapping, or clicking buttons and other objects to issue commands.