Lesson 1

Question 1

Operating System

Answer 1

An operating system is a collection of programs that controls all the interactions among the various system components

Question 2

Application

Answer 2

An application is software that allows the user to perform useful functions such as writing a report, sending an email, etc.

Applications send commands to the operating system to interact with the hardware

Question 3

System Firmware

Answer 3

System Firmware contains program code that informs the processor of the devices present and how to communicate with them

Question 4

Server

Answer 4

A server is a computer that provides one or more services to other computers over a network

Question 5

Client

Answer 5

A computer on the user end of the services from a server

Question 6

Operating System Makeup

Answer 6

Device Drivers and Firmware

Hardware: CPU, keyboard, display, printer, scanner, camera, microphone, speakers, etc.

Question 7

Kernel

Answer 7

Manages low-level, (close to the hardware) OS tasks

Question 8

User Interface

Answer 8

Layer through which the user interacts with the OS

Question 9

Job Management (OS)

Answer 9

Process scheduler, OS function that controls the time in which programs run

Question 10

Task Management (OS)

Answer 10

Controls where the system’s attention is at any given moment (CPU)

Question 11

File Management (OS)

Answer 11

Data Management, allows the OS to read, write, and modify data while managing the logical storage of the data (SSD, Hard-drive)

Question 12

Device Management (OS)

Answer 12

Controls hardware devices by using the device drivers that are installed in the OS

Question 13

Memory Management (OS)

Answer 13

Manages the placement of data and programs in memory while keeping track of where to put them (RAM)

Question 14

Security (OS)

Answer 14

Provides password protected authentication from the user before allowing access to the local computer