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Chapter 8 Operating
Systems and Utility Programs
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Chapter 8 Objectives
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System Software
  • What is system software?
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Operating Systems
  • What are the functions of an operating system?
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Operating Systems
  • What is a cross-platform application?
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Operating System Functions
  • What is booting?
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Operating System Functions
  • What messages display on the screen when you boot the computer?
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Operating System Functions
  • How does a personal computer boot up?
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Operating System Functions
  • What is a recovery disk?
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Operating System Functions
  • What is a user interface?
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Operating System Functions
  • What is a graphical user interface (GUI)?
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Operating System Functions
  • What is single user/ multitasking?
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Operating System Functions
  • What are other program management features of operating systems?
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Operating System Functions
  • What is memory management?
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Operating System Functions
  • How does an operating system schedule jobs?
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Operating System Functions
  • What is spooling?
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Operating System Functions
  • What is a device driver?
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Operating System Functions
  • How do you install a device driver?
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Operating System Functions
  • How do you establish an Internet connection?
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Operating System Functions
  • How does an operating system monitor performance?
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Operating System Functions
  • What is a network operating system?
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Operating System Utility Programs
  • What is a utility program?
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Operating System Utility Programs
  • What is a file manager?
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Operating System Utility Programs
  • What is an uninstaller?
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Operating System Utility Programs
  • What is a disk scanner?
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Operating System Utility Programs
  • What is a disk defragmenter?
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Operating System Utility Programs
  • What is a diagnostic utility?
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Operating System Utility Programs
  • What is a backup utility?
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Operating System Utility Programs
  • What is a screen saver?
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Types of Operating Systems
  • What are some characteristics of operating systems?
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Types of Operating Systems
  • What are three categories of operating systems?
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Stand-Alone Operating Systems
  • What is DOS (Disk Operating System)?
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Stand-Alone Operating Systems
  • How do Windows versions compare?
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Stand-Alone Operating Systems
  • What is Windows XP?
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Stand-Alone Operating Systems
  • What are some features of Windows XP?
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Stand-Alone Operating Systems
  • What is Mac OS X?
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Stand-Alone Operating Systems
  • What is UNIX?
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Stand-Alone Operating Systems
  • What is Linux?
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Network Operating Systems
  • What are examples of network
    operating systems?
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Embedded Operating Systems
  • What is an embedded operating system?
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Embedded Operating Systems
  • What are two operating systems for PDAs?
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Embedded Operating Systems
  • What is Symbian OS?
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Stand-Alone Utility Programs
  • What is a virus?
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Stand-Alone Utility Programs
  • What is an antivirus program?
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Stand-Alone Utility Programs
  • What is a personal firewall?
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Stand-Alone Utility Programs
  • What is a file compression utility?
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Stand-Alone Utility Programs
  • What is a personal computer maintenance utility?
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Summary of Operating Systems and Utility Programs