Operating Systems
One of the main functions of an operating system is to provide an interface between these two entities.
What are the computer and the user?
This is the name of the menu in the bottom left corner of the Windows environment.
What is start menu?
This is included in all Microsoft Windows systems to help provide information about how the computer is performing and the software that are running at any given time.
What is the Task Manager?
This is the process of tracking changes to a file so that it can be repaired or restored in case of file corruption or data loss.
What is journaling?
This interface uses pictures, icons, and other images to represent files, folders, and system controls that people interact with using a mouse, keyboard or touchscreen.
What is a graphical user interface (GUI)?
This is the name of the large background area of the Window's environment that holds icons for files, folders, and applications.
What is the desktop?
Under this tab in Task Manager you can manage programs that load with Windows.
What is startup?
This journaling file system allows you to choose the users or groups that can access files and folders.
What is NTFS?
This interface accepts input from the keyboard and is used primarily by IT and other tech professionals.
What is the command line interface?
This software suite is the most widely used office productivity software.
What is Microsoft Office?
These keys are used to force close a program on an Apple computer.
What are Option, Command, and Delete?
Users with this level of permission in Windows can view file attributes and execute files, but they cannot create, delete, or modify files.
What is read and execute?
Some examples of this OS type include Microsoft Windows, Linus, and Apple OS X/macOS.
What is a workstation operating system?
This is software that facilitates sharing, processing, and management of files, documents, and other data between members of a team.
What is collaboration software?
This is the process of rearranging files on the hard drive so that the computer runs more efficiently.
What is defragmentation?
This common Linux directory contains configuration files that you can typically change using a text editor.
What is /etc?
Whenever you change a setting on your computer, such as changing the homepage of your web browser or your PC's power settings, that change is stored as a key here.
What is the registry?
This enterprise software is an electronic repository of information.
What is a database?
This is a Windows service app that is triggered by events to automatically start an application or run a script such as backups, malware scans, and system updates.
What is Task Scheduler?
This command is used to navigate to different folders in Command Prompt.
What is cd?