Inside & Out - Operating Systems Vocabulary.

Question 1

The large program that controls how the CPU communiactes with other hardware components is the ______ ______.

Answer 1

Operating System.

Question 2

A computer that is easy to operate is called _________.

Answer 2

User Friendly.

Question 3

The _______ wakes up the computer and reminds it what to do.

Answer 3

BIOS.

Question 4

The __________ part of the operating systems is stored on ROM.

Answer 4

Essential.

Question 5

Important, but non-essential, parts of the operating system are stored on the computer’s _____ _____.

Answer 5

Hard Drive.

Question 6

Disk-based Operating System is also known as _________.

Answer 6

DOS.

Question 7

____________ is the most common operating system for PCs.

Answer 7

Windows.

Question 8

Operating systems are constantly being __________ as technology advances.

Answer 8

Upgraded.

Question 9

One example of a Macintosh operating system is ___________.

Answer 9

System 8.

Question 10

A Graphical User Interface uses ________ to help the user navigate within the computer system.

Answer 10

Graphics.