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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 or Linux, embedded operating systems are 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 the 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 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 variant 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 third-party devices.
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System Administrator
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A user who has an administrator account.
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UNIX
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Operating system developed by AT&T. It is considered portable, meaning it can run in just about any hardware platform.
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Windows Embedded CE
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An operating system designed for devices such as digital cameras, security robots, intelligent appliances, gaming devices, GPS, and set-top boxes.
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Windows Mobile
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A version of the Windows operating system that runs on smart phones and other types of of handheld computers.
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