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Operating System Key Terms

These are key terms from the first chaper in the HP IT Essentails II book.

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Command line interfaceA text based user interface.
Cooperative multitaskingAn environment in which programs share memory addresses and exchange information
disk clusterThe basic unit of logical storage on a disk.
File Allocation TableThe type of file system used on Windows operating systems.
Graphical user interfaceThese are also known as Icons.
KernelThe core of the operating system
LinuxAn open source operating system that looks and feels like Unix (aka Baby Unix)
Open-sourceSoftware that is distributed and available for free
Peer-to-Peer NetworkKind of networking in which every computer plays an equal role in the network.
Preemptive multitaskingThe operating system controls the allocation of processor time, and 32 bit programs run in their own separate address space.
User interfaceThe component of the OS that the user interacts with.


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