Operating Systems

Question 1

operating systems

Answer 1

important software that runs on a computer

Question 2

GUI

Answer 2

lets you use your mouse to click icons, buttons, and menus

Question 3

functions of OS

Answer 3

booting, memory management, loading & execution, data security, disk management, process management, device controlling, printing controlling, user interface

Question 4

booting

Answer 4

process if turning on computer and powering up the system

Question 5

memory management

Answer 5

process of controlling and coordinating the computer applications and allocating space for programs

Question 6

loading & execution

Answer 6

loading up and starting a program and execute the program so that it opens and runs

Question 7

data security

Answer 7

keeps data safe inside your computer and programs, prevents unwanted cyber attackers

Question 8

disk management

Answer 8

manages all drives installed in a computer, used to divide disks, format drives, and more

Question 9

process management

Answer 9

allocating resources to different processes on the machine, enable to share information, protect them, and synchronize them

Question 10

device controlling

Answer 10

open or block access to devices like removable devices, CD/DVDs, data transfer devices, printers, USBs, and others

Question 11

printing controlling

Answer 11

takes control of printers that are connected to the computer

Question 12

user interface

Answer 12

UI allows a user to enter and receive information, done with typed commands, codes, and other

Question 13

data

Answer 13

documents, worksheets, songs, pictures, that you create and store during your day-to-day use on the computer

Question 14

program

Answer 14

set of instructions that a computer uses to accomplish a task

Question 15

application

Answer 15

computer program that helps you perform a task for a specific purpose

Question 16

GUI includes:

Answer 16

a pointer, an insertion point, a pointing device, icons, and a desktop

Question 17

cloud computing

Answer 17

applications and services that are accessed over the internet

Question 18

location

Answer 18

any disk drive, folder, or any other place in which you can store files and folders

Question 19

file

Answer 19

information stored on a computer under a single name

Question 20

folder

Answer 20

container in which you store files

Question 21

USB flash drive

Answer 21

carries your files to different locations to access your files on different computers

Question 22

synchronization

Answer 22

process of updating computer files that are in two or more locations according to specific rules