Operating systems

a text-based way of communicating with a computer

• CLI

• GUI

• kernel

• distribution

a way of communicating with a computer through the use of icons, menus and other visual indicators or representations

• CLI

• GUI

• open source

• malware

the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified

• widely used

• easily customizable

• user friendly

• open source

hardware components and/or other software resources a computer needs to work properly

• Apple-manufactured hardware

• system requirements

• UNIX

• kernel

the speed at which a computer operates

• release

• performance

• distribution

• reliability

in-depth understanding of a system

• advanced knowledge

• reliability

• performance issues

• malware

software that is specifically designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system

• kernel

• malware

• distribution

• commercial software

a program that is designed and developed for licensing or sale to end users

• malware

• commercial software

• kernel

• equivalent

a program or application that is for the same purpose and has mostly the same functionality as another one

• distribution

• commercial software

• malware

• software equivalent

a bundle of software (e.g. Fedora, Red Hat, Debian, or Mint)

• kernel

• distribution

• driver

• equivalent