New terms and their definitions: Course 1 Module 3 Android: A mobile operating system based on Linux
Application: A computer program designed for a specific use
BIOS/UEFI: A low-level software that initializes our computer's hardware to make sure everything is good to go
Block storage: It improves faster handling of data because the data isn't stored in one long piece but in blocks, so it can be accessed more quickly
Boot: To start up a computer
Bootloader: A small program that loads the operating system
Chrome OS: A Linux-based operating system designed by Google
Command Line Interface (CLI): A shell that uses text commands to interact with the operating system
Computer file: Data that we store and a file can be anything, a word document, a picture, a song, literally anything
Data blocks:Data that can be broken down into many pieces and written to different parts of the hard disk
Distributions: Some common Linux distributions are Ubuntu, Debian, and Red Hat
Etcher.io: A tool you can use to load an install image onto your USB device and make it bootable
File extension: The appended part of a filename that tells us what type of file it is in certain operating systems
File handling: A process of storing data using a program
File system: A system used to manage files
Finder: The file manager for all Macs
Folders/Directories: Used to organize files
Hardware resource deficiency: It refers to the lack of system resources like memory, hard drive space, et cetera
HFS+/APFS: HFS+ is a journaling system developed by Apple Inc. and APFS is another but more encrypted Apple journaling system
Hostname:Used to identify the computer when it needs to talk to other computers
Input/Output device: A device that performs input and output, including monitors, keyboards, mice, hard disk drives, speakers, bluetooth headsets, webcams, and network adapters
