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Knowledge Element: Basic OS usage

Definition of Knowledge Element:

Understand what an operating system is, what it does and how to use and communicate with it at a PC user level.

A very brief summary of the Knowledge:

Non provided.

Select the text below for further study material:

Operating System basics covereing several operating systems

A summary of expert opinion:

The knowledge named 'Basic OS usage' is considered to be very important.
In addition, the knowledge is thought to be easy to replace, it is learned with a study experience balance, and Over 85% of the Group are Experts.
It is also knowledge mostly used generally, and generally stable knowledge.
See Parameter table below for more detail.

Risk:

This knowledge element has a risk value of 3.18, whilst the average risk for the whole knowledge structure is 4.862. Consult the RISK page for more details.

Knowledge linked by learning dependency:

Postrequisite knowledge implies that Basic OS usage must be understood before for a person can gain a full understanding of the knowledge listed in the top row of the Linked Knowledge table.

Basic OS usage has no prerequisite knowledge items and is therefore known as a leaf node. A leaf node is knowledge that has not been investigated further when the map was constructed.

Parameters assigned for Basic OS usage.

Parameter Details for: Basic OS usage
Identifier Name Value Clarifier Weight Study Mean
P1
Importance
8.0
very important
1.0
6.34
P2
Recovery
0.0
easy to replace
1.0
3.38
P3
Study-Exp
5.0
learned with a study experience balance
1.0
3.46
P4
Known By
10.0
Over 85% of the Group are Experts
-1.0
2.80
P6
Specialised
3.0
knowledge mostly used generally
1.0
5.05
P7
Stability
7.0
generally stable knowledge
-0.7
6.41

People Involved with Basic OS usage:

PersonExpertCapableResponsible
N S Jones
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Yes
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S P Evans
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Yes
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M A Smith
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Yes
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E N Roberts
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Yes
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A A Pendragon
Yes
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