Digital Literacy - CH03: MC

A small notebook computer with minimal hardware specs, primarily used for Internet access.

• Driver updates
• Netbook
• Windows RT
• Plug-and-play

Version of Windows for tablets, lacking the desktop component and designed to run on SoC devices, with limited compatibility for desktop applications.

• Windows RT
• Device drivers
• Driver updates
• Plug-and-play

Operating system for Apple devices (iPhone and iPad) known for its popularity and availability of thousands of apps via the Apple Store.

• iOS
• Chrome OS
• Android
• System-on-chip (SoC)

Interface that allows users to interact with the operating system and applications through visual elements like icons and windows.

• Command-Line Interface
• Hardware Communication
• Linus Torvalds
• Graphical User Interface (GUI)

Operating system for Apple Macintosh platform, known for its easy-to-use GUI interface and popular among graphics and page layout professionals.

• Linux
• Microsoft Windows
• Platform
• Mac OS X

Software that starts up a computer, keeps it running, and enables interaction with applications.

• File Storage System
• Linus Torvalds
• User Interface
• Operating System

Interface where users type commands manually to interact with the operating system, primarily used in server operating systems.

• Graphical User Interface (GUI)
• Hardware Communication
• Linus Torvalds
• Command-Line Interface

Developer of Linux, which is a combination of his name and UNIX, and is open-source and free for public use.

• Platform
• Linus Torvalds
• Hardware Communication
• User Interface

Files that translate the operating system's requests into the language of a particular device, facilitating communication between the OS and hardware.

• Plug-and-play
• Device drivers
• Driver updates
• Windows RT

Expensive, limited storage space used in tablets and smartphones, requiring a simple and compact operating system.

• Windows Phone
• System-on-chip (SoC)
• Thin client
• Solid state storage