Chapter 12 Operating system basics

Question 1

What is an application for?

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Answer 1

it supplements the commands available to a particular os.

Question 2

What is a driver?

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Answer 2

Extremely Specific software written for the purpose of instructing a particular os on how to access a piece of hardware

Question 3

What does Version mean?

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Answer 3

A particular revision of a piece of software

Question 4

What is a source?

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Answer 4

The actual code defines how a piece of software works

Question 5

what does GUI stand for?

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Answer 5

Graphical User Interface

Question 6

What is a GUI?

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Answer 6

A method by which a person communicates with a computer

Question 7

What is Cooperative Multitasking?

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Answer 7

A multitasking method that depends on an application itself to be responsible for using the processor

Question 8

What does Multi Threading mean?

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Answer 8

The ability of a single application to have multiple requests in to the processor at one time

Question 9

What is a 32 bit?

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Answer 9

An operating system that is 32 bit it can only run on 32 bit processors

Question 10

What is a 64 bit?

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Answer 10

A 64 bit operating system that is written to utilize the instructions possible with a 64 bit processor

Question 11

What is the Windows Xp professional memory requirement?

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Answer 11

64 MB

Question 12

What is the Windows Xp professional memory recommendation?

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Answer 12

128MB

Question 13

What is the Desktop?

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Answer 13

The desktop is a virtual desk on which all of your other programs and utilities run

Question 14

What is personalize/themes on windows?

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Answer 14

Used to pick a theme to personalize the look of your desktop

Question 15

What is a background/desktop for in windows?

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Answer 15

The background tab is used to select a HTML document or a picture to display on the Desktop.

Question 16

What is a screen saver?

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Answer 16

Sets up an automatic Screensaver to cover your screen if your computer hasn’t been active for a certain amount of time

Question 17

What is Appearance on windows?

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Answer 17

Used to select a color scheme for the desktop or the color or size of other Desktop elements

Question 18

What are settings on windows?

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Answer 18

used to set a color depth or screen size

Question 19

What is The task bar on a windows computer?

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Answer 19

is another standard component of the windows interface

Question 20

In addition to the task bar windows vista includes?

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Answer 20

the sidebar

Question 21

What does the all programs sub menu do?

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Answer 21

All programs sub menu holds icons for the program groups

Question 22

Is it true or false that windows has always included a very good help system?

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Answer 22

TRUE

Question 23

What can you use the run command for?

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Answer 23

to start programs if they don’t have a shortcut on the desktop or in the programs menu

Question 24

What are standard desktop icons?

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Answer 24

In addition to the options in your thats menu a number of icons are placed directly on the desktop in windows

Question 25

What is a My computer icon in windows?

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Answer 25

if you double click the computer icon it displays a list of all disk drives installed in your computer