opperating system definitions

Question 1

Contains graphics and icons and is navigated with a mouse.

Answer 1

Graphical User Interface (GUI)

Question 2

Ability to allow multiple software processes to run at the same time.

Answer 2

Multitask

Question 3

Operating system’s ability to allow more than one user to use the same computer at the same time and at different times.

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Multiuser

Question 4

Software that performs the task required to keep the system running and provides the main interface for the user.

Answer 4

Operating System

Question 5

Operating interface that allows a user to interact with the files and software on a computer.

Answer 5

User Interface

Question 6

Software that allows people to complete daily work; typically utilized in business or organizational settings.

Answer 6

Productivity Software

Question 7

Presents a list of the names of all user accounts on the computer.

Answer 7

Welcome Screen

Question 8

Opens the user account and makes the computer ready to be used.

Answer 8

Logging On

Question 9

Process for powering on a computer and loading the operating system.

Answer 9

Boot Process

Question 10

Operating system component that enables the user to view running task and processes.

Answer 10

Task Manager

Question 11

Provides users with a way to go back to previous system settings.

Answer 11

System Restore

Question 12

Special mode in which only the necessary drivers and software load.

Answer 12

Safe Mode

Question 13

Collection of stored files on your hard disk as well as information retrieved from the Internet.

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Help System

Question 14

Provides user with the ability to accomplish a goal or purpose.

Answer 14

Application Software

Question 15

Software that allows people to complete daily work; typically utilized in business or organizational settings.

Answer 15

Productivity Software

Question 16

Software whose purpose is to make more software.

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Programming Software

Question 17

Software that allows you to fix or modify your computer in some way.

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Utility Software

Question 18

Refers to the environment or situation in which a particular piece of software is designed to be operational.

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Software Domain

Question 19

Refers to classification of software based on function such as word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation.

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Software Category

Question 20

File type that an application directly uses during the creation and editing of a document.

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Native File Type

Question 21

File type that is not directly used by an application during the creation or editing of a document.

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Foreign File Type

Question 22

The ending of a file that gives the operating system the ability to identify it; provides the structure of a document and tells a software application how to display it; commonly referred to as file format.

Answer 22

File Type