COSC 100 Chapter 5

All of the following can be used in an OS X file name EXCEPT ________.

:

UNIX was developed by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie, who worked at ________.

AT&T's Bell Labs

Which of the following operating systems are used on most tablets?

Android and iOS

OS X is the operating system developed by ________.

Apple

During the boot process, the ________ is responsible for loading the operating system from the hard drive into RAM.

BIOS

Which of the following is NOT a Windows utility program?

Desktop

When using Windows 8 File Explorer, which view provides the most information at a glance?

Details

Which of the following Windows utility programs arranges pieces of files on your hard drive to allow for faster access?

Disk Defragmenter

A personal computer can only have one operating system installed on it.

False

Android is an open source operating system for personal computers and network servers.

False

CMOS is a special kind of memory that uses a great deal of power.

False

File names in Windows are case-sensitive.

False

Gaming consoles, such as Xbox One and PlayStation 4, do not need an operating system.

False

When your computer runs out of RAM, the operating system borrows space from the CPU.

False

Which utility removes redundancies in a file to reduce the file size?

File Compression

Most smartphones use operating systems developed by ________.

Google and Apple

Most supercomputers use the ________ operating system.

Linux

All of the following are examples of network operating systems EXCEPT ________.

MS-DOS

Windows 8 uses a(n) ________ account for easy access and storage of online files.

OneDrive

The basic input/output system (BIOS) is stored on a ________ chip.

ROM

You can use the Windows ________ to check on a nonresponsive program.

Task Manager

Which of the following is the first step in the boot process?

The BIOS is activated by turning on the computer.

Mac OS X includes a backup utility called ________.

Time Machine

Deleted files on a Mac computer are moved to the ________.

Trash

About 90% of desktop and laptop computers run some version of Windows.

True

Every computer has an operating system.

True

File Explorer is Windows 8's main program to manage files.

True

Installing a device driver can sometimes cause system instability.

True

Preemptive multitasking is the term used when the operating system processes higher-priority tasks before lower-priority tasks.

True

Windows 8 has a new interface that is optimized for touch-screen devices.

True

You can use System Restore to restore your system's settings back to a specific date when everything was working properly.

True

All of the following are terms related to part of the boot process EXCEPT ________.

USB

Which operating system is used by most desktop and laptop computers?

Windows

The latest version of the Mac OS X is ________.

Yosemite

Which of the following is NOT a user interface?

application programming interface (API)

Errors in computer software are called ________.

bugs

Each device attached to your computer comes with a special program called a(n) ________ that enables the device and operating system to communicate with each other.

device driver

Files are stored in a hierarchical structure of ________ that includes files, folders, libraries, and drives

directories

Linux download packages are called distributions or ________.

distros

The location of a file is specified by its ________.

file path

A unique signal by a device to let the operating system know that it needs attention is called a(n) ________.

interrupt

Which of the following is the name of a Microsoft Excel file?

inventory.xlsx

The ________ is a group of programs that controls how your computer functions.

operating system

The two major types of system software programs are utility programs and the ________.

operating system

C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\protocol is an example of a file ________.

path

C: denotes a ________ directory that is at the top of the filing structure of a computer.

root

In the Windows operating system, the C:\ path is commonly referred to as the ________ directory.

root

The ________ of the operating system enables users to communicate with the computer system.

user interface

Using hard disk space to temporarily store data or instructions from RAM is referred to as ________.

virtual memory