Module 9
Driver
A small program that tells the operating system on how to communicate with a specific device
True
A user interface controls how you enter data and instructions and how information is displayed on the screen.
False
An operating system must reside inside a computer or mobile device; that is, it cannot run from a USB flash drive or other external drives.
False
An upward compatible application means it can recognize and work with applications written for an earlier version of the operating system.
True
Each device connected to a computer requires its own specific driver.
True
Hackers often look for ways to break into a computer or device using flaws in the operating system.
False
Linux is proprietary software.
True
Many of the first operating systems were device dependent and proprietary.
True
Most operating systems today are multitasking.
Thrashing
Operating system problem that occurs when it spends much of its time paging, instead of executing application software.
Buffer
Segment of memory or storage in which items are placed while waiting to be transferred from an input device or to an output device.
Command Language
Set of commands used to control actions performed in a command-line interface
Proprietary Software
Software that is privately owned and limited to a specific vendor or computer or device model.
Raspbian
a version of Linux built for Raspberry Pi
Open Source Software
software whose code is provided for use , modification and redistribution.
True
Most users today work with a command-line interface.
True
Operating systems that function as both desktop and server operating systems sometimes are called multipurpose operating systems.
Device Independent
Operating systems that run on computers and mobile devices provided by a variety of manufacturers.
Firmware
ROM chips that contain permanently written data, instructions, or information.
True
The area of the hard drive used for virtual memory is called a swap file.
False
The kernel is nonresident, which means it remains in memory while the computer or mobile device is running.
Bloatware
additional programs and apps included with operating systems, usually for profit
