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Operating System Facts
Common Business Computing Platforms
Memory Management/ Storage
Disk and File Management
Chapter Vocabulary
100
This is considered "system software".
What is an Operating System?
100
This proprietary GUI operating system was developed by Microsoft Corporation.
What is Microsoft Windows?
100
This is a small and very quick memory
What is a CPU (central processing unit) cache?
100
This is another word for the Table of Contents for a disk.
What is a FAT (File Allocation Table)?
100
Random Access Memory is also known as this?
What is RAM?
200
These examples are considered "application software".
What are Microsoft Excel and Adobe Photoshop?
200
This proprietary GUI operating system was developed in 1984.
What is Mac OS?
200
This type of storage is also known as primary storage.
What is RAM (random access memory)?
200
This is a program that reorganizes the hard disk.
What is defragmentation?
200
What is the acronym for the File Allocation Table?
What is FAT?
300
This lives on an operating system.
What is application software?
300
This proprietary operating system was developed by Bell Labs.
What is Unix?
300
RAM is considered this type of memory because it will be lost if it's not saved onto a non-volatile device like a hard drive.
What is volatile memory?
300
These types of computers are not connected to any other computer.
What are stand-alone computers?
400
Application software does not work without this.
What is system software?
400
This non-proprietary computer operating system can be modified, used and redistributed by anyone freely.
What is Linux?
400
These are extremely fast, small memory locations.
What are registers?
400
This is a storage device that positions the read/write head assembly across the spinning disks.
What is a hard disk drive (HDD)?
400
This type of computing system performs a dedicated function.
What is an embedded operating system?
500
When a computer is turned on, hundreds of "these" configure the computer and find and enable the operating system.
What are system software programs?
500
These two people started Apple Inc. and created the Mac Operating System (OS).
Who are Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak?
500
This type of computer system is represented by two numbers- ones and zeros.
What is binary? OR What is a binary system?
500
Defragmentation is compared to organizing this in your room.
What is laundry?
500
Registers provide this to commonly used calculated values.
What is access?