01-21-09

I never really thought the operating system in a computer was as important as it really is. It manages everything that goes on in the computer, and I never really grasped that until my Operating System Fundamentals course here at Northwestern Tech. My teacher, Mr. Reed, explains things in a way that have really helped me understand what I need to know. And even though this is his first quarter teaching with our current textbook, you can tell he does know what he is teaching his students.

Some things I have been learning about Web Development is that you should always save your work! Luckily I didn't have to learn from any mistakes with anything important related to that subject. But it's something good to implement into your work with anything computer related. If you weren't in the habit of saving your work as you go your computer may (as an operating system would with finished work) deallocate what you've done. Losing something you've worked hard on due to forgetfulness is something rather disappointing; so it's always a good idea to try to remember and save your work to prevent information loss.

Deallocate:

To remove from the set of resources put aside for a particular user or purpose. (taken from wiktionary.com)