CC1 FINALS

Question 1

Require users to input commands using the keyboard

Answer 1

1. command line interface (CMD)

Question 2

The essential portion, or core of an operating system.

Answer 2

Kernel

Question 3

The most recent personal version of Windows

Answer 3

Windows 8

Question 4

The main component of system software that enables a computer to operate, manage its activities and the resources under its control, run application programs, and interface with the user.

Answer 4

Operating system

Question 5

Software that performs s specific task, usually related to managing or maintaining the computer system.

Answer 5

Utility programs

Question 6

An operating system designed to be installed on a single computer.

Answer 6

Personal operating systems

Question 7

Proprietary operating system for computers made by Apple Corporation.

Answer 7

Mac OS

Question 8

The predominant personal operating system developed by Microsoft Corporation.

Answer 8

Windows

Question 9

Area in RAM or on the hard drive designated to hold data that is used by different hardware devices or programs.

Answer 9

Buffer

Question 10

The task included with operating systems that allows to you keep track of the files stored on a PC.

Answer 10

File Management

Question 11

Processing techniques that allows a computer to work with more than one program at a time

Answer 11

Multitasking

Question 12

Memory-management technique that uses hard drive space as additional RAM

Answer 12

Virtual memory

Question 13

It was developed by Linus Torvalds in 1991, it resembles UNIX but was developed independently.

Answer 13

Linux`

Question 14

It is designed primarily for consumer and industrial devices that are not personal computers.

Answer 14

14. Windows embedded

Question 15

The ability of an operating system to have more than one program (task) open at one time.

Answer 15

Multitasking

Question 16

It is designed to search for documents and other files on the user’s hard drive

Answer 16

Search tools

Question 17

It is the dominant operating system in the 1980s and early 1990s.

Answer 17

DOS

Question 18

It is graphics based interface and used by most operating systems.

Answer 18

Graphical User Interface

Question 19

It is Linux-based operating system created with current mobile device capabilities in mind.

Answer 19

Android

Question 20

It is the type of utility program used to make a file smaller for transfer over the Internet

Answer 20

File Compression Program

Question 21

The ability to rotate between multiple threads so that processing is completed faster and more efficiently

Answer 21

Multithreading

Question 22

Programs that allow a user to perform specific tasks on a computer

Answer 22

Application Software

Question 23

True or False: Most operating systems today use a command line interface.

Answer 23

False

Question 24

True or False: File Explorer is an operating system designed for mobile phones.

Answer 24

False

Question 25

True or False: The UNIX is not expensive, it is easy to install, maintain, and upgrade.

Answer 25

False

Question 26

True or False: Internet monitors locked-down system with restricted functionality. It is a monitor that provides Internet access.

Answer 26

True

Question 27

True or False: UBUNTU is one of the most widely-used Linux operating systems.

Answer 27

True

Question 28

True or False: The Mac OS is based on the UNIX operating system

Answer 28

True

Question 29

True or False: Mobile devices such as media tablets and mobile phones, typically require an operating system.

Answer 29

True

Question 30

True or False: Good backup procedures are critical for everyone.

Answer 30

True