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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> == * '''Operating System (OS)''' β Software that manages computer hardware and software resources. * '''Kernel''' β The core part of the OS that has complete control over everything in the system. * '''Process''' β A program in execution; the basic unit of work in an OS. * '''Thread''' β A subset of a process; multiple threads can run within a single process. * '''Virtual Memory''' β A technique that uses the hard drive to simulate additional RAM. * '''File System''' β The way the OS organizes and tracks files on a storage device (e.g., NTFS, APFS, ext4). * '''Interrupt''' β A signal to the processor emitted by hardware or software indicating an event that needs immediate attention. * '''Context Switch''' β The process of storing and restoring the state of a CPU so that execution can be resumed from the same point at a later time. * '''Scheduler''' β The part of the OS that decides which process runs next and for how long. * '''Device Driver''' β A program that allows the OS to communicate with a specific piece of hardware (e.g., a printer). * '''Shell''' β The user interface that allows access to the OS's services (can be GUI or CLI). * '''System Call''' β The interface between a running program and the operating system. * '''Deadlock''' β A situation where two or more processes are blocked forever, each waiting for the other. * '''GUI (Graphical User Interface)''' β A visual way of interacting with a computer using windows, icons, and menus. </div> <div style="background-color: #006400; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
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