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what law predicts that google earth will become google live? moore's law
leader/first adopter buy new tech as it comes to the market in hopes that it will provide a
competitive advantage
follower wait for new tech to be improved from original versi...
operating system a collection of computer programs that work together to manage hardware and
software to ensure they're working properly
what software manages the resources of a computer like memory and application programs?
operating system (OS)
operating system is often called platform
the operating system is the groundwork for all __________ software system
jobs of operating system allocating memory, administering input/output, file management
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application software can't run or be installed without an operating system (T or F) TRUE
FAT (file allocation table) table of contents for the disk that allows the read/write head to identify
where to store and access data
read/write head scans across surface of a spinning disk via electromagnet to record and/or access
data and information
defragmentation program that reorganizes the hard drive by removing clutter and moving data to
inside part of disk for less travel
NTFS (new technology file system) improved FAT basically used by microsoft windows
In 1980, what did Bill Gates and Paul Allen do? leased IBM a PC operating system called MS-
DOS, making windows become dominant in the OS market
in 1985, windows 1 was released to compete with what? Apple's GUI OS by extending DOS
functionality with a GUI interface
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in 1984 what was developed Mac OS which appeared more user friendly than DOS
mac's current OS is called... mojave
1960s-70s what did bell labs develop? UNIX
proprietary platforms ($$) Windows, Mac, UNIX
nonproprietary platforms (free) LINUX
who adopted UNIX in late 1970s-80s Sun Microsystems
who owns UNIX programming language (UNIX system v code) but not UNIX trademark SCO
Group
file management a way to store and organize files to the memory of a computer
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