Chapter 4 Quiz

The operating system is often referred to as the software environment or software

platform

Smartphones generally include a network operating system

False

This type of embedded operating system is used by smartphones

Mobile

Which of the following is not a popular mobile operating system?

Mountain Lion

This system software is responsible for managing your computer's resources including memory, processing, and storage.

Operating system

Which of the following is not a function of the operating system?

Providing Internet access

The operating system is often referred to as the software platform

True

When a file is broken up into small parts that are stored wherever space is available, the hard disk is said to become

contiguous

A computer can become infected with viruses in all the following ways, except by

Creating a new folder on your computer

Which of the following is not a system software program type

Device drivers

In a network operating system, this computer coordinates all communication between computers.

Server