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CIS 105
Survey of Computer Information Systems
Essential Concepts and Terminology
Study Unit 5
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UNIX.
A multi-user, multi-tasking server
operating system designed to work
in a secure, centrally administered
computer network.
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Client/Server Architecture.
A network architecture in which
processing is split between
workstations (clients) and the
server.
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DOS (MS-DOS).
DOS (disk operating system) was
the operating system software
developed for 16-bit Intel
processors and shipped with the
first IBM PCs, and until the
introduction of Microsoft Windows.
DOS uses a command-line user
interface.
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Macintosh Computer
(Mac).
A microcomputer platform
manufactured primarily by Apple
Computer Inc. and based on a
proprietary architecture. Mac OS
introduced the graphical user
interface in 1984.
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Protected Mode.
The processing mode introduced
with Windows 3.0 that allows users
to access virtually unlimited
amounts of memory.
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Windows 3.x.
MS-DOS applications that switch
Intel processors into protected
mode. The work with only 16 bits
and use cooperative multitasking.
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Windows 95.
A true operating system
supporting 32-bit processing and
featuring preemptive multitasking.
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Windows 98.
An improved version of Windows
95 offering better stability,
improved Internet connectivity and
updated drivers for improved
peripherals, including DVD-ROM
and USB connections.
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Linux.
An operating system for Intelbased and other PCs that is a
derivative of Unix and available as
freeware.
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File Manager.
Utility software, such as Windows
Explorer, that helps users locate,
rename, move, copy, and delete
files.
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File.
A named collection of data (such
as a computer program,
document, or graphic) that exists
on a storage medium.
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Extension.
The part of a filename indicating
the type of data in a file. The
extension follows the file-name
and is separated from the filename
by a period.
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File Finder.
An operating system utility that
enables searching a computer for
files using a variety of criteria.
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Backup Utility.
Programming that copies data
from the hard disk to backup
media, often incrementally at
specified intervals.
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Antivirus software.
A computer program used to scan
a computer's memory and disks to
identify, isolate, and eliminate
viruses.
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File Compression.
A type of data compression that
shrinks one or more files into a
single file that occupies less
storage space than the files did
separately.
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