5.1.1 Describe characteristics of modern operating systems
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Open Graphics Library (OpenGL) | Cross-platform standard specification for multimedia graphics. |
| Direct X | Collection of APIs related to multimedia tasks for Microsoft Windows |
| Command Line Interface (CLI) | The user types commands at a prompt, as shown in Figure 1. |
| Graphical User Interface (GUI) | The user interacts with menus and icons, as shown in Figure 2. |
| Control Hardware Access | The operating system manages the interaction between applications and the hardware. To access and communicate with the hardware, the operating system installs a device driver for each hardware component. |
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