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Administrative Rights
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Allow a computer user to perform system modifications, such as installing or deleting software or changing network settings
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Administrator Account
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A local account or a local security group with unrestricted access to make system-wide changes to the computer
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Driver
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Program that the operating system uses to communicate with various hardware devices
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Embedded Operating System
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Small operating system responsible for coordinating and managing the activities a mobile device performs
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Emulation Card
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Hardware solution added to the motherboard of a computer that provides the ability for the computer to run a program that was designed for a different operating system
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File System
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The way an operating system stores files on disk
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Handheld Operating System
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Small operating system responsible for coordinating and managing the activities a mobile device performs
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Linux
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Version of the UNIX operating system
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Mac OS X
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The Macintosh operating system
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Operating system (OS)
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System software that enables the computer hardware to communicate and operate with the application software
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Palm OS
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Operating system that runs on Palm handhelds and other third-party devices
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Active Window
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The window that you are working with on the desktop
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System Administrator
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User who has an administrator account
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UNIX
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Operating system frequently used by scientists and programmers
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Windows Embedded CE
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A scaled-down version of the Windows operating system designed for devices such as digital cameras
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