CP102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Graphical User Interface, Computer Hardware, Device Driver
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Chapter 5: system sotware os, uility programs, file management. Uility program: performs many of the general housekeeping tasks. Real-ime operaing system (rtos): performs a repeiive series of speciic tasks in an exact amount of ime: requires minimal user interacion. Muliuser operaing system: lets more than one user access the computer system at a ime by handling and prioriizing requests from muliple users: unix: muliuser, mulitasking os that is used as a network os. Most popular operaing systems: microsot windows, os x. Open source os designed for personal computers. Graphical user interface: user friendly point-and-click technology. Plaform: combinaion of an os and a speciic processor. Os provides a user interface that lets you interact with the computer. Command-driven interface: enter commands to communicate with the computer. Menu-driven interface: choose commands from menus displayed on the screen. Guis display graphics and use the point-and-click technology making it much more user- friendly than the previous interfaces.
