File Management: This is the part of the OS which searches and stores files. The main functions are:
The Command Language Interpreter (CLI) allows the user to give instructions to the computer. The CLI may be command driven or menu-driven. The CLI’s job is to interpret or make sense of commands entered by the user and do its best to carry them out. If a mistake is made, then the CLI should display an error message.
A Bootstrap loader is an important piece of software which is held in ROM. As soon as you power up your computer system it starts to run. It looks for the operating system ( usually held on disk) and begins to load it into main memory. 🙂
The next few posts will be from the shared presentations.
Well that’s all the lessons over with, however, the course isn’t over till the exam.
If you require any help, assistance, notes, marking or anything else, just ask. Remember DON’T ASK, DON’T GET!
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Good luck, more posts and a round up of today’s lesson to come.
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Well you’re off to pastures new! I’ll organise a video conference for the lesson tomorrow. I’ll figure it out tonight and bring in a web cam. Remember if you have any questions then just post here.
There are a number of good revision notes in the links at the side of the page. Using these along with the glossary and paper notes you have been given will give you a good start in revision.
Remember, revision notes should be of your own making. The process of creating a set of revision notes is key to learning and understanding the topic.
As well as all the paper notes you have don’t forget about the YouTube playlists, Scholar and the other school’s weblinks below.
Navigate to the Computing->Higher->Multimedia->NAB2 folder on the pupil share.
You are allowed to use the Internet and this blog to find assistance in completing this task. Both files should be saved in your file area before being printed, black and white is fine.
Answers after the jump
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