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Operating System Flashcards
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- 1What is File Management?File management is used by an operating system to organize and keep track of files e.g a hierarchical file system.
- 2What is Input/output management?The way the operating system controls what data leaves or enters the system.
- 3What is resource allocation?The way an operating system assigns and manages assets such as RAM, process power or time to perform certain functions.
- 4What is Process management?Process management ensures that each process and application receives enough of the processor's time to function properly.
- 5What is the definition of an operating system?A collection of programs that manages the hardware and software of a computer system, including sharing the computers time, memory, hardware and other resources.
- 6What is Network Management?A variety of software and hardware tools that allow a system administrator to manage a network(s).
- 7What is User Management?User management is an authentication system that allows the administrator(s) to control the state, permissions and number of users logged into the network.