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29 Cards in this Set
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PAN
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Personal Area Network
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NAN
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Neighborhood Area Network
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LAN
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Local Area Network
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MAN
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Metropolitan Area Network
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WAN
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Wide Area Network
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Microsoft Windows
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an operating system, developed by Microsoft Corporation, that provides a graphical interface
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Mac OS
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the operating system software designed for use on Apple Macintosh computers
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Backward Compatibility
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the ability to work with products designed for prior generations of the product
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Virtual Machine
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software that creates an operating environment that emulates another computer platform
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Dual Boot
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a computer that contains more than one operating system and can boot into either one
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Data Fork
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an element of the Macintosh file system that comprises the part of the file that contains the text, audio, or video data
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Resource Fork
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a storage characteristic of Mac OS that creates a file containing a description of the data stored in an accompanying raw data file
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UNIX
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a multi-user, multitasking server operating system developed by AT&T Bell Laboratories in 1969
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Linux Distribution
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an operating system that is a derivative of UNIX, available as freeware, and widely used for servers though it is also used on personal computers and workstations
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DOS
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(disk operating system) the operating system software shipped with the first IBM PCs, then used on millions of computers until the introduction of Microsoft Windows
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Palm OS
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a popular type of operating system produced by PalmSource specifically for handheld computers
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Windows Mobile OS
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an operating system designed by Microsoft for hand-held computers
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Symbian OS
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an operating system typically used on mobile phones and open to programming by third-party developers
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File Extension
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a set of letters and/or numbers added to the end of a file name that helps to identify the file contents or file type
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Reserved Words
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special words used as commands in some operating systems that may not be used in file names
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Disk Partition
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an area of a hard disk created by dividing a large hard disk into several smaller virtual ones
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Directory
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in the context of computer file management, a list of files contained on a computer storage device
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Root Directory
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the main directory of a disk
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Subdirectory
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a directory found under the root directory
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Folder
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the subdirectories that can contain files or other folders
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File Specification (Path)
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a file's location specified by the drive on which it is stored and the hierarchy of folders in which it is stored
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File Size
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the physical size of a file on a storage medium, usually in kilobytes
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File Date
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the date that a file was created or last modified
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File Header
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hidden information inserted at the beginning of a file to identify its properties
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