4.1

Question 1

Manages the basic operations of the computer. These operations are booting, housekeeping task, user interface, managing computer resources managing files and managing task.

Answer 1

Operating system

Question 2

The process of getting the operating system to start in computers main memory called______.

Answer 2

Booting

Question 3

BIOS stands for

Answer 3

basic-input-output-system

Question 4

Summarize or give the five steps of the booting process

Answer 4

Power On, BIOS, POST(PowerOnSelfTest),BIOS Boot Sequence, MBR

Question 4

Tasks include formatting, or initializing which means prepairing a disk electronically so it can store data or programs.

Answer 4

Housekeeping tasks

Question 5

Is the shell or the part of the OS that users see on the computer display screen

Answer 5

User Interface

Question 6

Requires a user to enter a command by typing codes or words at the cursor position following a prompt on the display scrreen

Answer 6

command-driven interface

Question 7

allows users to see a command from a menu

Answer 7

Menu driven interface

Question 8

The easiest interface to use utilized images and icons to represent the commands options or functions

Answer 8

GUI, graphical-user interface

Question 9

Rearangging files to occupy space

Answer 9

defragmentation

Question 10

Behind the user interface, the operating system acts like a police officer directing traffic.

This is performed by the

Answer 10

Managing computer resources

Question 11

Managing files

Answer 11

Managing files

Question 12

Basically manages all the task or being an operation such as storing,printing or calculating. We need to manage because in order to run effeciently.

Answer 12

managing task

Question 13

Is the execution of two or more programs by one user concurrently on the same computer with one CPU

Answer 13

Multitasking or Multiprogramming

Question 14

is the processing by a single computer of the task of several users at the same time in round robin fashion. Used when severals users are linked by a communicattion network.

Answer 14

Time sharing

Question 15

Is the simultaneouos processing of teo or more programs by two or more computers or proccesors that are linked together.

Answer 15

Multiprocessing

Question 16

DIfference between concurrently and simultaneously

Answer 16

concurrenty means almost at the same like naay delay while simultaneously is actually at the same time