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- 1what does WIMP stand for?windows / icons / menus / pointer
- 2what are the 5 essential functions?file manager
network manager
device manager
memory manager
process manager - 3what is an operating system?set of programs that controls how the user interacts with the hardware
- 4what are the four stages?user
application
operating system
hardware - 5what is memory manager?it is the main memory and gives space for storage (RAM) and some may need dealicating so there is free memory.
- 6what is process manager?it decides how to alicate the brain (CPU)
keeps a status of each process. - 7what is device manager?it monitors every device.
- 8what is file manager?it checks every file on a computer.
- 9what is network manager?finds a way for users to share hardware and software.
- 10what are the five main functions?user interface / multi tasking / security / memory manager / peripheral manager
- 11what is open source software?it is were you can edit and change a program.
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- Flashcards on Untitled, created by Liam Brady on 12/12/2014.
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