CMSC 110 Ch 5

Android

application programming interface (API)

authentication

basic input/output system (BIOS)

small computer inside computer

boot process

Chrome OS

Web-based OS is focused on _____

CMOS

command-driven interface

desktop

device driver

directory

Disk Cleanup

distributions (distros)

event

extension (file type)

file

file compression utility

File Explorer

File History

file management

file name

file path

folder

graphical user interface (GUI)

interrupt

interrupt handler

iOS

iPadOS

kernel

Linux

macOS

menu-driven interface

mobile operating system

Android and iOS

multitask

network operating system

Multiuser operating system

Known as network OS

Allows multiple users access to the computer at the same time

Unix

operating system (OS)

• Managing hardware (processor, memory, storage, and devices like printers)

• Managing software (so application programs can work with the CPU)

• Managing tasks (scheduling and coordinating processes and network resources)

paging

path separator

Plug and Play (PnP)

power-on self-test (POST)

preemptive multitasking

real-time operating system (RTOS)

Machine that performs repetitive series of specific talks in precise time.

Recycle Bin

registry

Reset this PC

root directory

spooler

Start menu

swap file (page file)

system files

System Restore

system restore point

Task Manager

taskbar

thrashing

UNIX

user interface

How user communicates with computer

Desktop, icons, and menus

utility program

virtual desktops