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lesson 6
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Computer Science
8th Grade
03/13/2006

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applications software
Definition
Software that helps you perform a specific task,such as word processing,spreadsheets,and so forth;also called productivity software.
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Graphical user interfaces
Definition
Operating system with graphical symbols representing files,programs,and documents;
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Hardware
Definition
The tangeble,physical computer equipment that can be seen and touched
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MS-DOS
Definition
Disk operating system.
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multitasking
Definition
Allows a single user to work on two or more applications that reside in memory at the same time
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Network operating system
Definition
the operating system software that runs on the server
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operating system
Definition
provides an interface between the user or application program and the computer hardware.
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software
Definition
intangible set of instructions that tells the computer what to do.
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systems software
Definition
group of programs that coordinate and control the resourses of a computer system
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Unix
Definition
A portable operating system
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User Interface
Definition
The part of the operating system we interact with when using our computer
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