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CMOS
Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
Operating system
software that provides an environment in which applications can run and provides an interface between hardware and human operators
HCI
human-computer interface
GUI
graphical user interface
CLI
command line interface
WIMP
windows, icons, menu and pointing device
Post-WIMP
interfaces that go beyond WIMP and use touch screen technology rather than a pointing device
Memory management
part of the operating system that controls the main memory
Memory optimisation
function of memory management that determines how memory is allocated and deallocated
Memory organisation
function of memory management that determines how much memory is allocated to an application
Security management
part of the operating system that ensures the integrity, confidentiality and availability of data
Contiguous
items next to each other
Virtual memory systems
memory management that makes use of hardware and software to enable a computer to compensate for shortage of actual physical memory
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