ARiES
Unit 3
Operating Systems
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Operating
Systems
Software, also called programs is the instructions that tell the hardware what to do.
computers need an operating system to operate.
There are two basic kinds of software: operating systems (or system software) and application software.
a network operating system helps manage a computer network’s resources.
Tuesday, 7 December 2010
Working with the
Operating Systems
.The two most common places for dust to accumulate on a mouse is on the mouse ball, on the rollers
an IBM PC is compatible with running on Windows 9x-XP or a Macintosh computer running MAC OS 9.x or MAC OS X.
the 3 buttons that you push to restart a frozen computer are Control+ Alt+ Delete.
a network operating system helps manage a computer network’s resources.
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Working with
Programs
Icons, menus, and windows are the main components of a software program that a user will interact with.
Some Application software are data entry, update, query and report programs, and productivity software for spreadsheets, word processing, databa 4
things that word processing apps let you do on command are sort, edit, spell check, format, and organize text
sand custom accounting programs for payroll, billing, and inventory.
Types of communication apps that can be installed to your computer are Email, Instant Messaging, Chat Room, Newsgroup, Message Board, FTP,
Web Browser, Video Conferencing
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Working with Files
and Folders
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Software Updates
To install system updates on a mac go to system prefs and then click on system updates, you can then set the updates to automatically or manually.
Critical Updates and Service Packs are a critical system security update to fix bugs, or provide extra functionality.
An integrated software package normally include a word processing program, an electronic spreadsheet program, database software, a personal
management program, and limited graphics capabilities.
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