The Operating System and the User Interface

Flashcards based on key concepts from the lecture on operating systems and user interfaces.

An operating system is a program that manages __.

another program.

A scheduler in an operating system decides which programs to __.

run.

Low-level application programmers often focus on how to read files really __.

fast.

GNU is not __, providing a Unix-like experience.

Unix.

The first user interfaces relied on __, wires, and indicators.

jumpers.

The Xerox Star was introduced in _ and was too expensive.

1981.

The Graphical Environment Manager first emerged in _.

1985.

Windows 10 incorporates features from earlier systems but adds __ support.

touchscreen.

Text User Interfaces engage in a dialogue where the computer asks for data, and the user types a __.

string of text.

POSiX defines a specification for system calls and __ functions.

library.