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ON-DISK OPERATING SYSTEM [1 record]

Record 1 2004-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operating Systems (Software)
DEF

The system software used by a computer to control resources and communicate with application software.

OBS

DOS is sometimes called PC-DOS to differentiate it from MS-DOS, the Microsoft version for non-IBM PCs. Both products are almost identical and both are referred to as DOS.

Key term(s)
  • disc operating system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
DEF

Système d'exploitation chargé depuis un disque quand le système est démarré au réinitialisé.

DEF

Logiciel gérant le stockage et la recherche d'informations sur disques.

OBS

Système d'exploitation : Ensemble des programmes de base d'un ordinateur permettant l'utilisation des services disponibles et assurant la gestion des travaux, la gestion des entrées-sorties, l'affectation des ressources aux différents processus, l'accès aux fichiers et aux bibliothèques de programmes, la gestion de la place en mémoire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas operativos (Soporte lógico)
DEF

Sistema operativo almacenado en disco, más bien que en la memoria principal, cuando la computadora (ordenador) está trabajando. Es un sistema operativo que utiliza discos como su medio de almacenamiento secundario.

CONT

Típicamente, el sistema operativo de disco regula la asignación de espacio, supervisa los archivos, y administra otras funciones de control asociadas con el almacenamiento de disco.

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