Wrap-up; Glossary terms from week 1
Terms and definitions from Course 4, Week 1
Application: A program that performs a specific task
Basic Input/Output System (BIOS): A microchip that contains loading instructions for the computer and is prevalent in older systems
Bootloader: A software program that boots the operating system
Command-line interface (CLI): A text-based user interface that uses commands to interact with the computer
Graphical user interface (GUI): A user interface that uses icons on the screen to manage different tasks on the computer
Hardware: The physical components of a computer
Legacy operating system: An operating system that is outdated but still being used
Operating system (OS): The interface between computer hardware and the user
Random Access Memory (RAM): A hardware component used for short-term memory
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI): A microchip that contains loading instructions for the computer and replaces BIOS on more modern systems
User interface: A program that allows the user to control the functions of the operating system
Virtual machine (VM): A virtual version of a physical computer