IT chapter one
Server Definition
A computer that provides network services such as sharing files and folders
Driver definition
A small program that enables the operating system to interact with a hardware device
The _____ handles the instructions for your computer to start up before the operating system is loaded.
Bios
Gemma completes her document and is ready to print so she sends her work to the printer, where it is placed in the _____ waiting to be output.
Buffer
A computer shut down and a sign out perform the same task.
False
A digital drive is defined as two computers that are not connected to the internet
False
Only one Windows account is allowed when Windows 8 is installed on a computer.
False
RAM is an operating system related to UNIX.
False
Windows 8 and Mac OS are interchangeable and can be run on any laptop.
False
The first step in the information processing cycle ____.
Input data
What is not true and ram
It is generally measured in megahertz
Tarun learns that Windows, Mac OS, and ____ are the most popular personal computer operating systems.
Linux
A printer connected to your PC is referred to as an network?
Peripheral
ROM is used to store instructions and data temporarily?
RAM
When gemma starts Microsoft word, the computer loads the word processing instructions into ___
Ram
RAM stands for
Random Access Memory
Using the _____ option to end a computer session will keep applications and the operating system running in a low-power state.
Sleep
A ______ administrator is responsible for managing computers that are connected to a shared printer.
System
An operating system is considered application software?
System software
In Windows 8, you can display the shutdown options using the _____ bar.
Task
Data is
Text,numbers,sound,and image
Virtual memory definition
The part of a computers storage space that can serve additional ram
system software definition
The software that runs a computer,including the operating system and utility programs
Application software definition
The software you use most directly to perform tasks,such as writing a report
Which is not true about the earliest computers
They were first developed in 1970
A cold boot is when a computer is started after it has been powered off.
True
A computer inputs, processes, stores, and outputs data.
True
A navigation system uses an embedded operating system?
True
A server is a computer that manages access to other computers in a network.
True
Android is an example of a mobile operating system?
True
Software is a set of instructions that helps a computer perform tasks.
True
When you add a new printer to your computer,it requires a driver to operate
True
All of the following are characteristics of an embedded operating system except
always depends on user intervention to work
On a laptop, the main area where productivity applications are run is called the _____.
desktop
A graphical user interface can be identified by the ____ it displays
icons
An iPad would most likely run on the _____ platform.
ios
Mac iOS and Android are examples of _____.
mobile operating systems
Another term to identify a computer's operating system is _____.
platform
Tarun discovers that the job of the operating system is to perform all of the following tasks EXCEPT: _____.
provide anti-virus software
Norton AntiVirus software is an example of a(n) _____.
utility program
