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A multiuser operating system
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Enables more than one user to access the computer system at one time by efficiently handling and prioritizing requests from multiple users.
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Server
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Is a computer on a network that manages network resources such as printer.
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UNIX
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Is a multiuser, multitask operating system used as a network operating system, primarily with mainframe, often found on PCs.
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Mainframe
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Is a responsible for storing, managing, and simultaneously processing data from all users.
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Firmware
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That controls the device, as well as other programs that comes with the personal media player or the gaming device.
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Window 7
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The newest release of Microsoft’s operating system.
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Platform
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The combination of operating system and processor
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Linux
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Is an open source operating system designed for use on personal computers and as a network operating system.
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User interface
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Enables you to interact with the computer
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Command-driven interface
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Is one which you enter commands to communicate with the computer system.
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Menu driven-interface
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Is one which you choose commands from menus displayed on the commands from menus displayed on the screen.
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Graphical user interface (GUI)
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A computer interface that shows documents as they will look in their final form and users icons to represent programs.
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Event
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Is created by every keystroke,every mouse click, and each signal to the printer and from the blue-ray drives.
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Interrupt
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Tells the operating system that it is in need of immediate attention.
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Interrupt handler
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A special numerical code that prioritizes the requests.
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