Flashcards
Operating Systems
Cards in this deck (6)
- 1Operating System
- 2Booting the computerBooting is a start up sequence that starts the operating system of a computer when it is turned on. A boot sequence is the initial set of operations that the computer performs when it is switched on. Every computer has a boot sequence.
- 3Performs basic computer tasksUses the CPU to perform these tasks
Menu bar
File menu commands
Copy and Paste
Undoing - 4Provides a user interfaceThe user interface is the boundary where computers and humans can work together to control applications and software.
- 5Provides file managementA file system is the methods and data structures that an operating system uses to keep track of files on a disk or partition; that is, the way the files are organized on the disk.
- 6Handles system resourcesThe Handle System is a technology specification for assigning, managing, and resolving persistent identifiers for digital objects and other resources on the Internet.