1. Function
1.1. Creating, manipulating, renaming, copying, and removing files to and from a storage device
1.2. Organizes files into common storage units called directories
1.3. Keeps track of where files and directories are located
2. File Organization
2.1. Binary or text
2.1.1. Computer readable but not human readable
2.1.2. Text files consist of ASCII or Unicode characters
2.2. Sequential or random access
3. A Hard Disk Or Drive
3.1. Physically organized into tracks and sectors
3.2. Read/write heads move over specified areas of the hard disks to store (write) or retrieve (read) data
3.3. Random access device
4. Operating Systems
4.1. Definition:
4.1.1. the collection of software that directs a computer's operations, controlling and scheduling the execution of other programs, and managing storage, input/output, and communication resources.the collection of software that directs a computer's operations, controlling and scheduling the execution of other programs, and managing storage, input/output, and communication resources.
4.2. Cell phone Operating Systems
4.3. Apple: OSX, Leopard
4.3.1. pros
4.3.1.1. Bugs and vulnerabilities are fixed quickly, crashes and lockups are less frequent, programs are easy to use, can still run Windows on Mac.
4.3.2. cons
4.3.2.1. More commercially written software for Windows, complicated setup, some programs have a lot of bugs, the camera is somewhat slow when starting up.