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What is a user interface?
The means by which the user and a computer system interact, in particular the use of input devices and software.
What does booting a computer mean?
To boot a computer is to load an operating system into the computer's main memory or random access memory (RAM).
What is file management?
A file manager or file browser is a computer program that provides a user interface to manage files and folders.
What are basic computer tasks?
In computer programming, a task is a basic unit of programming that an operating system controls. Depending on how the operating system defines a task in its design, this unit of programming may be an entire program or each successive invocation of a program.
What are handles system devices?
The Handle System is a technology specification for assigning, managing, and resolving persistent identifiers for digital objects and other resources on the Internet.
What would happen if a computer did not have an operating system?
You can, but your computer would stop working because Windows is the operating system, the software that makes it tick and provides a platform for programs, like your web browser, to run on. Without an operating system your laptop is just a box of bits that do not know how to communicate with one another, or you.
