1. Operating Systems

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3.  Listens to the Application Software and translates information to the hardware  Listens to the hardware and translates information back to the Application Software and the User  Also called “OS”

4. Runs the basic operations of the computer Controls the hardware Makes running other types of software possible –Microsoft Windows (several versions) –Linux –UNIX –Apple (several versions)

5.  Windows 95  Windows 98  Windows NT  Windows 2000  Windows ME  Windows XP  Windows Vista  Windows 7  Windows 8  Windows 10 (summer of 2015)

6.  Mac OS works only with Apple’s hardware.  Mac OS is highly used by graphic artists, designers and most others who work with visual and audio media.  Mac OS synchronizes user information across multiple Apple devices.  Virtually virus free.  Apple hardware/computers cost more than the average PC.

7.  Jaguar  Panther  Tiger  Leopard  Snow Leopard  Lion  Mountain Lion  Mavericks

8.  Free  Easy to update and install  Easy to network  Highly customizable

9. The ability to use the mouse AND to select pictures of what the user wants Without GUI we wouldn’t have fun picture icons and backgrounds!

10. Shortcuts (in graphical/picture form) to open applications/programs people use

11.  Pressing the power switch to start the computer.  Going through the BIOS and POST

12.  Power going to ROM  Turning on ROM  Getting instructions from ROM  Performing POST

13.  Where is my hard drive?  How much RAM memory do I have?  Where is my monitor?  Where is my keyboard?  Do I have a mouse?  Do I have speakers?  What else do I have?

14. UPGRADE UPDATE

15.  Hardware that is selected every time the computer starts  Printer  Application settings that are selected every time the application is opened  Paper size  Page Orientation  Margins  Line Spacing  Font Style and Size, etc.

17. MAC OS Windows OS

20.  Save As  When you need to select the location to save to.  Save  When location has already been selected.  Quick save

21.  Make a copy  Work on the copy  Keep the original “original”

22.  Move files and folders from here  To here Use the mouse to drag the files/folders & drop into new location.

23. Folder Subfolder

24.  Permanently removes file and folders.  Make sure you really want to delete BEFORE you delete!!! Do I really want to delete?

25.  Working on several projects at the same time