Section 4 Vocabulary-CompTIA

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Disk Management

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Disk management is software in operating systems that helps keep storage devices well organized and maintained.

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File Management

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The file management interface for Microsoft Windows is called File Explorer.

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File Explorer

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Within File Explorer, you can create, delete, open, or rename files and folders.

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Application Management

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Application management involves managing applications installed on a system, with tools to view, configure, and delete applications.

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Device Management

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Device management involves knowing the hardware connected to the system, interpreting instructions from the hardware, and sending instructions to it.

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Server

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A server computer is designed to interface with multiple computer systems, providing services these other computers need, and usually has more resources like disk storage, RAM, and processing capabilities.

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Device Driver

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A device driver is software that helps an operating system communicate with hardware devices, such as printers, video cards, scanners, and cameras.

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Firmware

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Firmware is read-only software preinstalled on a device that tells the device how to work, similar to a low-level operating system.

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File Explorer

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File Explorer's main purpose is to let you view, open, copy, move, and manage your files and folders.

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Task Manager

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Task Manager is a process management administration utility that lets users perform tasks such as shutting down unresponsive applications, viewing processes and applications using system resources, viewing network usage, and disconnecting users from the system.