1.5.5
Device Management
Device Management
Device Management
The operating system must be able to manage external hardware.
Purpose of device manager
Purpose of device manager
- The device manager keeps track of which devices are connected to which ports.
- The device manager also allows applications to read or write data to each device.
Examples of peripheral devices
Examples of peripheral devices
- Examples of devices that the device manager manages are:
- Keyboard.
- Mouse.
- Printer.
- Webcam.
Device drivers
Device drivers
- The device manager works closely with special system software called device drivers.
- Device drivers contain software that tell the operating system how to understand the data coming from the device and what format it expects to receive data in.
1Computer Systems
1.1Systems Architecture
1.2Memory & Storage
1.2.1Types of Memory
1.2.2Flash Memory
1.2.3Virtual Memory
1.2.4Exam-Style Questions - Primary Memory
1.2.5Capacity
1.2.6Solid State Storage
1.2.7Magnetic Storage
1.2.8Examples of Magnetic Storage
1.2.9Optical Storage & its Properties
1.2.10Examples of Optical Storage
1.2.11End of Topic Test - Computer Systems
1.2.12Grade 9 - Storage
1.2.13Exam-Style Questions - Storage
1.2.14Units of Information
1.2.15Number Bases
1.2.16Converting Number Bases
1.2.17Hexadecimal
1.2.18Binary Arithmetic
1.2.19Representing Text
1.2.20ASCII & Unicode
1.2.21Representing Images
1.2.22Representing Sound
1.2.23Data Compression
1.2.24End of Topic Test - Representation
1.2.25Exam-Style Questions -Data Conversions
1.3Computer Networks, Connections & Protocols
1.3.1Benefit of Networks
1.3.2Network Performance
1.3.3Networks: How Do Packets Get Routed?
1.3.4Types of Networks
1.3.5Client-Server Model
1.3.6Pros & Cons of Client-Server Model
1.3.7Peer-to-Peer Model
1.3.8Pros & Cons of Peer-to-Peer Model
1.3.9Network Hardware
1.3.10What is the Internet?
1.3.11URLs
1.3.12DNS & Web Hosting
1.3.13The Cloud
1.3.14Pros & Cons of the Cloud
1.3.15Exam-Style Questions - Networking Models
1.3.16Topology
1.3.17WiFi
1.3.18WiFi Encryption
1.3.19IP Addresses
1.3.20MAC Addresses
1.3.21Network Protocols
1.3.22Application Protocols
1.3.23Layers
1.3.24Advantages of Layering
1.3.25Exam-Style Questions - Network Protocols
1.4Network Security
1.5Systems Software
1.6Ethical, Legal, Cultural & Environmental Concern
1.6.1Open Source vs Proprietary Software
1.6.2Licensing Issues
1.6.3Ethical Issues
1.6.4Ethical Issues 2
1.6.5Exam-Style Questions - Ethical Issues
1.6.6Legal Issues
1.6.7Legal Issues 2
1.6.8Freedom of Information Act (2000)
1.6.9Cultural Issues
1.6.10Environmental Issues
1.6.11Positive Environmental Impact
1.6.12Privacy Issues
1.6.13Stakeholders
1.6.14End of Topic Test - Software & Issues
2Computational Thinking, Algorithms and Programming
2.1Algorithms
2.1.1Computational Thinking
2.1.2Algorithmic Thinking
2.1.3Pseudocode & Flow Diagrams
2.1.4Interpreting & Correcting Algorithm
2.1.5Completing Algorithms
2.1.6Search Algorithms
2.1.7Binary Search
2.1.8Overview of Sort Algorithms
2.1.9Bubble Sort & Insertion Sort
2.1.10Merge Sort
2.1.11Exam-Style Questions - Sorting Algorithms
2.2Programming Fundamentals
2.3Producing Robust Programs
2.4Boolean Logic
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1Computer Systems
1.1Systems Architecture
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1.2.1Types of Memory
1.2.2Flash Memory
1.2.3Virtual Memory
1.2.4Exam-Style Questions - Primary Memory
1.2.5Capacity
1.2.6Solid State Storage
1.2.7Magnetic Storage
1.2.8Examples of Magnetic Storage
1.2.9Optical Storage & its Properties
1.2.10Examples of Optical Storage
1.2.11End of Topic Test - Computer Systems
1.2.12Grade 9 - Storage
1.2.13Exam-Style Questions - Storage
1.2.14Units of Information
1.2.15Number Bases
1.2.16Converting Number Bases
1.2.17Hexadecimal
1.2.18Binary Arithmetic
1.2.19Representing Text
1.2.20ASCII & Unicode
1.2.21Representing Images
1.2.22Representing Sound
1.2.23Data Compression
1.2.24End of Topic Test - Representation
1.2.25Exam-Style Questions -Data Conversions
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1.3.1Benefit of Networks
1.3.2Network Performance
1.3.3Networks: How Do Packets Get Routed?
1.3.4Types of Networks
1.3.5Client-Server Model
1.3.6Pros & Cons of Client-Server Model
1.3.7Peer-to-Peer Model
1.3.8Pros & Cons of Peer-to-Peer Model
1.3.9Network Hardware
1.3.10What is the Internet?
1.3.11URLs
1.3.12DNS & Web Hosting
1.3.13The Cloud
1.3.14Pros & Cons of the Cloud
1.3.15Exam-Style Questions - Networking Models
1.3.16Topology
1.3.17WiFi
1.3.18WiFi Encryption
1.3.19IP Addresses
1.3.20MAC Addresses
1.3.21Network Protocols
1.3.22Application Protocols
1.3.23Layers
1.3.24Advantages of Layering
1.3.25Exam-Style Questions - Network Protocols
1.4Network Security
1.5Systems Software
1.6Ethical, Legal, Cultural & Environmental Concern
1.6.1Open Source vs Proprietary Software
1.6.2Licensing Issues
1.6.3Ethical Issues
1.6.4Ethical Issues 2
1.6.5Exam-Style Questions - Ethical Issues
1.6.6Legal Issues
1.6.7Legal Issues 2
1.6.8Freedom of Information Act (2000)
1.6.9Cultural Issues
1.6.10Environmental Issues
1.6.11Positive Environmental Impact
1.6.12Privacy Issues
1.6.13Stakeholders
1.6.14End of Topic Test - Software & Issues
2Computational Thinking, Algorithms and Programming
2.1Algorithms
2.1.1Computational Thinking
2.1.2Algorithmic Thinking
2.1.3Pseudocode & Flow Diagrams
2.1.4Interpreting & Correcting Algorithm
2.1.5Completing Algorithms
2.1.6Search Algorithms
2.1.7Binary Search
2.1.8Overview of Sort Algorithms
2.1.9Bubble Sort & Insertion Sort
2.1.10Merge Sort
2.1.11Exam-Style Questions - Sorting Algorithms
2.2Programming Fundamentals
2.3Producing Robust Programs
2.4Boolean Logic
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