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15 Cards in this Set
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operating system (OP)
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system software that enables the computer hardware to communicate and operate with the application software
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Mac OS X
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the Macintosh operating system
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UNIX
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developed by a group of programmers for AT&T and is considered a multitasking, portable operating system, this menas it can run on just about any hardware platform; this operating system is frequently used by scientists and programmers
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Linux
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an open source program that is free, and programmers and developers can use or modify it as they wish; this operating system has a reputation of bing stable and rarely crashing
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handheld operating system
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operating system for mobile devices
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embedded operating system
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similar in principle to operating systems such as Windows and Linux, they are smaller and generally less capable than desktop operating systems
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system administrator
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the user that has an administrator account
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administrator account
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a collection of information that determines which files you can access and which setting you can use
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Palm OS
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runs on Palm handhelds and other third-party devices
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Windows Embedded CE
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designed for devices such as digital cameras, security robots, inteligent appliances, gaming devices, GPSs, and set-top boxes
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Windows Mobile
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runs on smart phones and other types of handheld computers; allows you to perform tasks such as accessing e-mail, recording and watching video, exchanging instant messages, reading and e-book, playing games, and managing finances
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emulation card
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provide the ability for the computer to to run a program that was designed for a different operating system
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administrative rights
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permission to make changes on a computer system
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driver
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the operating system uses these to communicate with various hardware devices
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file system
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the way an operating system stores files on a disk
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