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ITC - Chp - 5 - 6
ITC Chapters 5 and 6
Question | Answer |
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System software | The operating system and utility programs that control a computer system and allow you to use your computer |
Application software | Programs that allow a user to perform specific tasks on a computer |
Operating system | A collection of programs that manage and coordinate the activities taking place within a computer system Acts as an intermediary S&C |
Sim-Mul-Par | Simut - At same time Multi - Each different job - Personal Pc Par - Each on one - Severs |
Spooling | placing items in a buffer so they can be retrieved by the appropriate device when needed |
Windows Vista | Features the Aero visual interface Transparency and animations Live Thumbnails |
Mac OS | Based on the UNIX operating system; originally set the standard for graphical user interfaces |
UNIX | Operating system developed in the late 1960s for midrange servers |
Linux | Version (flavor) of UNIX available without charge over the Internet |
Windows Embedded | Windows Embedded: Designed for consumer and industrial devices that are not personal computers Cash register, GPS devices, ATMs, |
Systems | Larger computers sometimes use operating systems designed solely for that type of system - IBM’s z/OS and i/5OS operating systems are designed for their servers and mainframes |
Utility program | oftware that performs a specific task, usually related to managing or maintaining the computer system |
Software suite | Collection of software programs bundled together and sold as a single software package |