What's an Operating System

Question 4 What are the characteristics of virtual memory? Check all that apply.

Allows our computer to have more memory than it physically has. Stores pages that are currently not in use by physical memory Combination of RAM and hard drive space.

Which of these are considered I/O devices? Check all that apply.

Hard disk drives Monitors Web cams Speakers (Any devices that receive input or send out output are considered I/O devices.)

What are the two main parts that make up an operating system?

Kernel and Userspace

What is the last step in booting a computer?

User space is launched. (the last step in booting a computer is launching the user spaces, like a login window, GUI, and more.

Which of these are a GUI?

Word Application iOS desktop

Which of these are true? Check all that apply.

You can have many processes running for one program. A program is an application that we can run. A process is a program that is executed.

What are the main components of file management? Check all that apply.

file system metadata file data