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backup utility
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Allows users to copy, or back up, selected files or an entire hard disk onto another disk or tape.
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BIOS
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Basic input/output system, is firmware that contains the computer's startup instructions.
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buffer
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A segment of memory or storage in which items are placed while waiting to be transferred from an input device or to an output device.
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cold boot
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Turning on a computer that has been powered off completely.
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defragmenting
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Reorganizing a disk so the files are stored in contiguous sectors, thus speeding up disk access and therefore the performance of the entire computer.
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diagnostic utility
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Utility program that compiles technical information about a computer's hardware and certain system software programs and then prepares a report outlining any identified problems.
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DOS
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Any one of several single user operating systems that were developed in the early 1980's for personal computers.
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file manager
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Utility that performs functions related to file management.
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driver
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Small program that tells an operating system how to communicate with a specific device.
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embedded operating system
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The operating system that resides on a ROM chip inside most PDA's and small devices.
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Linux
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Popular, multitasking UNIX type of operating system that is free of charge, has publicly available source code, and includes many programming languages and utility programs.
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memory management
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Operating system activity that optimizes the use of RAM (random access memory).
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network operating system
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(Network OS) Operating system that organizes and coordinates how multiple users access and share resources on a network.
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operating system
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(OS) Set of programs containing instructions that coordinate all the activities among computer hardware resources.
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Plug and Play
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The ability of a computer to configure new devices automatically as a user installs them.
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spooling
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Operating system process that sends print jobs to a buffer instead of sending them immediately to the printer. The buffer then holds the information waiting to print while the printer prints from the buffer at its own rate of speed.
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uncompress or unzip
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To restore a compressed, or zipped, file to its original form.
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UNIX
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Multitasking operating system that was developed in the early 1970's by scientists at Bell Laboratories and now is available for most computers of all sizes.
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user interface
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The portion of software that defines how a user interacts with a computer.
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virtual memory
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A portion of a storage medium, usually the hard disk, that the operating system allocates to function as additional RAM.
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warm boot
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Process of restarting a computer that already is powered on.
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worm
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Malicious-logic program that resides in active memory and copies itself repeatedly.
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zipped files
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Type of compressed files that usually have a .zip extension.
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