Term | Definition |
administrative rights | allow a computer user to preform system modifications, such as installing or deleting software or changing network settings. |
administrator account | a local account or a local security group with unrestricted access to make system-wide changes to the computer |
driver | program that the operating system uses to communicate with varioushardware devices |
embedded operating system | small operating system responible for coordinating and managing the activities a mobile device preform |
emulation card | hardware solution added to the motherboard of a computer that provides the ability for the computer to run a program thtat was designed for a different computer. |
file system | the way an operating system stores files on disk |
handheld operating system | small operating system responsible for coordinating and managing he activities a mobile device preforms |
linux | version of the unix operating system. |
file system | the way an operating system stores files on disk |
handheld operating system | small operating system responsible for coordinating and managing he activities a mobile device preforms |
linux | version of the unix operating system. |
mac Os | the macintosh operating system |
operating system (OS) | system software that enabels the computer hardware hardware to communicateand operate with the application software |
palm OS | operating system that runs on palm handhelds and other third-party devices. |
system administrator | user who has an administrator account. |
unix | operating system that frequently used by scientists frequently used by scientists and programmers |
windows embedded ce | a scaled-down version of the windows operating designed for devices such as digital cameras |
windows mobile | operating system based on windows embedded CE that runs on smart phones and other types of handheld computers. |