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15 Cards in this Set
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administrative rights
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Permission to make changes on a computer system.
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administrator account
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A collection of information that determines which files you can access and which settings you use
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driver
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A small program that instructs the operating system on how to operate specific hardware
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embedded operating system
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Similar in principle to operating systems such as Windows and Linux, they're smaller and generally less capable than desktop operating systems.
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emulation card
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A card that provides the ability for the computer to run a program that was designed for a different operating system.
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file system
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Determines the way an operating system stores files on a disk.
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handheld operating system
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Operating system for mobile devices.
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Linux
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A varient of the Unix operating system
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Mac OS X
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The macintosh operating system.
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operating system (OS)
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System software that provides an interface between the user or application program and the computer hardware
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Palm OS
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An operating system that runs on Palm handhelds and other thrid-party devices.
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system administrator
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A user who has an administraters account.
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UNIX
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Developed by AT&T. It is considered portable, meaning it can run on just about any hardware platform
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Windows Embedded CE
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OS designed for devices such as digital cameras, secuirt robots, intelligent appliances, gaming devices, GPS, and set-top boxes
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Windows Mobile
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Version of Windoes OS that runs on smart phones and other types of handheld computers.
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