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IT 240 Week 6 Checkpoint Vocabulary Checkpoint

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Appendix F

Vocabulary Table

Define five of the key terms listed in the Vocabulary Table.

Term Definition

Windows

An operating system created by Microsoft with a

graphical user interface

Processor

A processor is the logic circuitry that responds to and

processes the basic instructions that drive a computer.

RAM

RAM (random access memory) is the place in a

computer where the operating system, application

programs, and data in current use are kept so that they

can be quickly reached by the computer's processor

ROM

ROM is an acronym for Read-Only Memory. It refers

to computer memory chips containing permanent or

semi-permanent data.

Drives

A driver acts like a translator between the device and

programs that use the device

Video systems

It is what shows the quality of systems displays.

Pointing devices

A mouse

Network card

Help connect a computer to a network

User mode

An operation exercised by the user programs of a

computer system in which privileged instructions that

is not permitted.

Kernel mode

A mode in which there is direct access to all hardware

and

all memory including the address space of all user-

mode processes.

I/O manager

Manages input from and delivers output to the file

systems, device

drivers, and software cache

Process manager

Creates and terminates processes and threads.

IPC manager

Manages communications between clients and servers

Power manager

Controls power management

Windows manager

The Window Manager will control window displays

and manages screen output and receives input from

devices such as the keyboard and mouse.

Object manager

Creates, manages, and deletes objects that represent

operating system

resources such as processes, threads, and data

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structures

Device driver

Programs that controls device.

FAT

The File Allocation Table of contents of a computer

disk which tells what sectors are used for what file

FAT32

It describes a 32bit operating system

NTFS

A file system for the Windows NT family operating

systems (OSs) designed for both the server and

workstation

CDFS

A file system for Linux systems that `exports' all

tracks and boot images on a CD as normal files

Volumes

Identifiable unit of data storage

IPC

Manages communications between clients and servers

LPC

Manages communications when clients

and servers exist on the same computer

COM

A domain name

Work groups

Groups of programs that work together

Windows NT

Windows NT is a Microsoft Windows personal

computer operating system designed for users and

businesses needing advanced capability.

Domain

A identification label that defines a realm of

administrative control in the Internet

The four domain models

Single, Master, Multiple Master, Complete trust

Active directory

A service that combines domains

OU stands for organizational units and are used to hold

users, groups, computers, and is considered a container

that logically organizes and group Active Directory

objects within domains.

Objects

Distinct, named set of attributes or characteristics

that represent a network resource, including

computers, people, groups, and printers.

Schema

A structure described in a formal language supported

by the DBMS

Forest

Has “trees” connected by two-way, transitive trust

relationships

which allow users to access resources

User group

A collection of users who have user accounts in groups

Group accounts

A group is a collection of user accounts

Home directories

A Home directory is a file system directory on a multi-

user operating system containing files for a given user

of the system.

User profiles

A user profile is a collection of personal data

associated to a specific user

Global groups

A group consisting of all the tasks (or PEs) in the MPP

partition

Universal groups

Has universal domains

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Axia College Material Appendix F Vocabulary Table Define five of the key terms listed in the Vocabulary Table. Term Definition Windows An operating system created by Microsoft with a graphical user interface Processor A processor is the logic circuitry that responds to and processes the basic instructions that drive a computer. RAM RAM (random access memory) is the place in a computer where the operating system, application programs, and data in current use are kept so that they can be quickly reached by the computer's processor ROM ROM is an acronym for Read-Only Memory. It refers to computer memory chips containing permanent or semi-permanent data. Drives A driver acts like a translator between the device and programs that use the device Video systems It is what shows the quality of systems displays. Pointing devices A mouse Network card Help connect a computer to a network User mo ...
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