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Operating Systems and Utility Programs: A Comprehensive Guide

Explore the essential concepts of operating systems, device drivers, and OS utility programs. Learn about booting, multitasking, formatting, plug and play, handhelds, and key utility software like backup, data recovery, antivirus, compression, and defrag tools.

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Operating Systems and Utility Programs: A Comprehensive Guide

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  1. Chapter 4

  2. Chapter 4 • Operating Systems • Device drivers • OS Utility Programs

  3. Terms • Booting – the process of starting the computer and loading the OS into main memory • Rebooting – What you do 10 minutes later on an older Windows machine • Multitasking – In a computer context, working with more than one program at once

  4. Terms • Formatting – Clearing and organizing the central storage table on a disk in order to allow it to receive information • Plug and play – the theoretical ability in Windows OSes to plug a device in and have it be recognized automatically • This sort of automatic hardware recognition works better in Macs – why?

  5. Terms • Handhelds – Palm OS vs. Pocket PCs vs. Linux-based • Pocket PCs run Windows CE, which is now also referred to as Windows Pocket PC edition • Device drivers – sometimes simply referred to as “drivers” – allow new hardware to communicate with the OS

  6. OS Utility Programs • Backup software • Data recovery software • Anti-virus software • Compression software • Defrag software

  7. Hard Drives

  8. Hard Drives

  9. Hard Drive Platters

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