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A computer program that makes it so people, hardware, and software can interface with each other in a meaningful way.
What is Operating System?
Software that allows an operating system to communicate with hardware devices, such as printers, video cards, scanners, and cameras.
What are Device Drivers?
A simple program that's written directly into the motherboard's hardware used to initiate hardware in the booting process.
What is Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)?
The smallest container within a computer's storage system that is used to store information such as data, settings, and commands used in a computer program. The smallest container that can be copied, deleted, or moved within a file system.
What is a File?
A container that holds print jobs that are waiting to be sent to a printer that may be too busy to accept the print job.
What is a Print Queue?
An operating system interface that allows a user to interact with the computer by displaying pictures, icons, and other images on a screen to represent files, folders, and system controls and by accepting input from a mouse or a touch screen.
What is a Graphical User Interface (GUI)?
Software that analyzes, configures, and optimizes the computer, including backup software, compression software, disk cleaners, and antivirus software.
What is Utility Software?
Preinstalled, read-only software on a device that tells it how to work.
What is Firmware?
The way in the content of a file is organized. Often, a file type is indicated by the file extension such as .jpg, .gif, .png., .mp3, .wav, .wma, .mp4, .avi, and .wmv.
What is File Format?
An issue in which software problems cause the system to crash completely, possibly forcing the entire system to restart. This can cause data loss.
What is a System Crash?
An operating system interface that allows a user to interact with the computer by displaying text on a screen and accepting input from the keyboard. The input is entered as commands. Used primarily by IT and other tech professionals.
What is a Command Line Interface (CLI)?
A role of the operating system that manages applications or programs that are installed on a system. Applications are run, configured, and deleted through this.
What is Application Management?
A chip where the BIOS settings are stored.
What is CMOS?
The methods and structures that an operating system uses to organize files on a storage device like a hard drive. Often use directory structures to keep track of files.
What is File System?
Software that is used to perform common tasks in a business or home office such as word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, web browsing, and visual diagramming.
What is Productivity Software?
A role of the operating system that helps keep storage devices well organized and maintained.
What is Disk Management?
A role of the operating system that determines the hardware that is connected to the system, interprets instructions from the hardware, and sends instructions to it. Includes managing device drivers.
What is Device Management?
A test that ensures that all the system's hardware is in working order before loading the operating system. During this test, an error message may display on the screen notifying you of the faulty component.
What is Power-on Self Test (POST)?
The use of user and file attributes that control which users can read, write, move, or delete each file.
What is File Permissions?
Software that facilitates the sharing, processing, and management of files, documents and other data between members of a team. This software includes message boards, screen sharing, conferencing software, email, calendaring, instant messaging, text messaging, and online workspace and document sharing.
What is Collaboration Software?
A role of the operating system that requires users to log in with their credentials before accessing sensitive information on the computer. It also manages antivirus and antimalware software to prevent malicious files from accessing the computer.
What is Access Control/Protection?
A role of the operating system that runs processes or programs automatically in the background. These programs are services that perform functions like indexing files for better searches, verifying that software is up to date, and backing up files.
What is Service Management?
A graphical boot tool that is utilized to configure the BIOS for the end user, offering several advantages including faster booting, supporting larger hard drives, and providing more security features.
What is UEFI?
A file that acts like a computer but in reality only exists virtually as opposed to physically.
What is a Virtual Machine?
Software designed for advanced or specialized business functions such as database management, project management, customer relationship management, accounting, desktop publishing, graphic design, and computer aided design.
What is Business Software?