Operating systems Vocab

Question 1

The large program that controls howthe CPU communicates 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 system is stored on the R.O.M

Answer 4

Essentials

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Hard Drive

Question 6

Disk-based Operatig 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.