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22 Cards in this Set
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a(n) ____ is software that controls a computer.
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operating system
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windows NT corrected many problems with ___.
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windows 9x/Me
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windows 2000 is an upgrade of ___.
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windows NT
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windows XP Professional requires a minimum of ___ MB of RAM.
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64
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Linux is distributed by several different companies, whose versions of Linux are sometimes called___.
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distributions
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applications written to provide a GUI shell for Unix and Linux are called ___.
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X windows
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when a Mac is turned on,the ___ program is automatically launched and it provides the desktop.
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finder
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a hard drive or floppy disk is composed of ___, which are concentric circles on the disk surface.
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tracks
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when you refer to a drive and directories that are pointing to the location of a file, as in C:\wp\data\myfile.txt, the drive and directories are called the ___ to the file.
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path
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a ___ on the desktop is an icon that points to a program you can execute, or to a file or folder.
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shortcut
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the ___ gives a graphical view of hardware devices configured under windows and the resources and drivers they use.
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device manager
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windows 95,windows 98, and windows Me are collectively called___.
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windows 9x/Me
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windows 9x\me operating systems fulfill the microsoft commitment to be ___with older software and hardware while still taking advantage of newer technology
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backward-compatible
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___ are small programs stored on the hard drive that tell the computer how to communicate with a specific hardware device such as a printer,network card, or modem.
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device drivers
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a(n) ___ is a program that runs in the background to support or serve windows or an application.
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service
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the ___ is a window containing several small utility programs called applets that are used to manage hardware,software,users, and the systems.
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control panel
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the first operating system among IBM computers and IBM-compatible computers.
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DOS
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attempts to integrate windows 9x/Me and 2000,while providing added support for multimedia and networking technologies.
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windows XP
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a popular OS used to control networks and to support applications used on the internet.
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unix
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developed by IBM and microsoft; less common for home desktop PCs, but used in certain types of networks.
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OS/2
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the protion of the operating system that relates to the user and to applications.
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shell
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responsible for interacting with hardware.
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kernel
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