Operating System and File Management

Compressing a file is also called _____ the file.

Zipping

How do you know if a device is an input device or an output device?

An input device enters data and instructions into the memory of the device. An output device is how the processed information is displayed.

Before you can open and edit a compressed file, you need to zip it.

False, before you can open and edit a compressed file, you need to extract or uncompress it

A(n) _____ is a small picture that represents a program, file, or hardware device.

Icon

The operating system is responsible for coordinating the resources and activities on a computer. It is a go-between for you and the computer. It also manages interactions between hardware and software. Finally, it directs internal components.

Linux is distributed under the terms of a General Public License (GPL), which allows you to copy the OS for your own use, to give to others, or to sell.

If you delete a shortcut from your desktop, have you also deleted the original file?

No, because a shortcut does not place the actual file, folder, or app on the desktop.

Charley likes to have everything organized and she is bothered by the long list of documents on her flash drive. She wants to create folders by semester, then by course. How can you help her?

Show her how to use file manager

What is the main purpose of an operating system?

The operating system is responsible for coordinating the resources and activities on a computer. It is a go-between for you and the computer. It also manages interactions between hardware and software. Finally, it directs internal components.

If you add a slideshow to play as your desktop theme, you have customized your system software.

True, Operating systems allow you to make adjustments such as adding a desktop theme.

Which of the following is not an advantage of saving documents in the cloud?

You can access the documents when you are not connected to the Internet.

What would you need to install if you have an app that is incompatible with your current operating system?

a virtual machine

On a desktop, the _____ is the window you are currently using, and it appears in front of any other open windows.

active window

Which of the following can you run to find and remove unnecessary files?

disk cleanup utility

The Close button reduces a window so that it only appears as a button on the taskbar.

false, The minimize button reduces a window so that it only appears as an icon on the taskbar.

If you have a file that has billions of bytes of data, then it would be measured in _____.

gigabytes

Samantha has a file named vacation.jpg. What type of file is it?

graphic files

which of the follow helps you more easily locate the files and folders you need?

grouping similar subfolders together in a folder

When you save a Microsoft Office file to OneDrive, where are you saving it?

in a storage area located on a server

During the boot process, what does the processor do after the computer circuits receive power?

it begins to run the bootstrap program

What happens when you delete a folder?

it goes to a recycle bin or trash folder