File Management: An operating system manages a computer’s hardware and software; it supports a computer’s basic functions like controlling peripherals, organising tasks, dealing with errors, maintaining security, organising the use of memory, etc. File management is the case of sustaining documents and folders into various categories chosen by the user, in other words arranging, naming and managing files. The file manager makes a file record of all files used by the user, follows file allocation policies, knows where all files are kept and uses available storage for files.
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Input/Output: Input devices allows the user to put data into a computer, as the data is processed, the computer creates outputs we can understand by applying an output device, which can either be automatic or manual. The most frequent input devices used on a computer are the mouse and the keyboard. However there are many more like, a trackball, touch screen, video digitiser, graphics tablet and a scanner. Furthermore, there are also many automatic input devices such as a barcode reader, sensors, optical mark reader (OMR), magnetic strip reader and a magnetic ink character reader (MICR). An output device is applied to transmit data from a computer to any other device. There are many well known output formats such as videos, on-screen documents, printed paper and sound. These are utilized in order to allow the computer to interact with the user. Monitors and printers may be the most common output devices, but there are a lot more like speakers, mechanical devices, switched outputs, plotters, buzzers, lights, projectors and monitors.
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Network Management: It is a set of hardware and software tools that allow a person experienced in IT to administer specific components of a network in a greater network management. It includes procedures, activities, methods and tools to be applied in order to allocate, function and dependably maintain computer network systems.
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User Management: User management is an authentication feature that allows you to recognise and administer the state of users who log into the network. Through user management you can manage many things such as if a user can update data, merchant codes each user can access, whether access is read only, applications a user can access etc.
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Windows Vs Mac:
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