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Question 1.
Which of the following tasks is the operating system NOT responsible for?

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Question 2.
Which of the following is a single-task, single-user operating system?

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Question 3.
An embedded system is also known as a real-time operating system (RTOS).

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Question 4.
AT&T licensed UNIX to what company?

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Question 5.
Which version of Windows does the text state is the first version to provide networking capabilities in its consumer editions?

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Question 6.
Windows 95 became the first commercially available operating system to incorporate a graphical user interface (GUI) with user-friendly point-and-click technology.

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Question 7.
A Mac uses the Mac OS X operating system, so if you want to use Windows, you need a PC.

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Question 8.
Google has developed the Android operating system based on the __________ operating system.

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Question 9.
A Web-based operating environment requires that an application be installed on the user's computer before it can be accessed on the Web.

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Question 10.
Google has developed Google Docs, which is a secure Web environment for developing and storing documents.

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Question 11.
The processor is able to process data, as well as arrange for the execution of all the activities in a systematic way.

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Question 12.
__________ is when the operating system processes the task assigned a higher priority before processing a task with a lower priority.


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Question 13.
A program that helps coordinate all print jobs currently being sent to the printer is a(n) __________.

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Question 14.
When RAM runs out of space, it borrows space from the hard drive. The space on the hard drive used by the operating system is called __________.


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Question 15.
Which of the following is NOT a step involved in the boot process?

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Question 16.
Which of the following is a program that manages the exchange of data between the operating system and all the input and output devices attached to the system?

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Question 17.
System Restore and Last Known Good Configuration are the two most widely used methods of booting into Windows when a user cannot do so with the current configuration.

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Question 18.
The Windows and Mac operating systems use windows, menus, and icons, but are not compatible.

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Question 19.
If you want quick access to all your PowerPoint files, while still keeping them organized within their topic folders, you can store them in a PowerPoint Library.

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Question 20.
Any program that can read text documents can read files with which of these extensions?

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Question 21.
When saving a file in most applications under the Windows operating system, it is necessary to include the extension in all files, but it is not required in the Mac and Linux operating systems.

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Question 22.
The utility program that checks the hard drive for unnecessary or damaged files is __________.

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Question 23.
A file compression utility is a program that removes redundancies in a file to reduce the file size.

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Question 24.
The Task Manager utility can be accessed in any of the following ways EXCEPT __________.


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Question 25.
Match the word with the definition.

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A matching question presents 10 answer choices and 10 items. The answer choices are lettered A through J. The items are numbered 25.1 through 25.10. Screen readers will read the answer choices first. Then each item will be presented along with a select menu for choosing an answer choice. Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column.
A Previously known as ScanDisk
B Providing organizational structure to the computer's components
C Swapping files from RAM to the hard drive
D Index of all sector numbers in a table
E Responsible for managing the processor and all other components of the computer system
F A snapshot of your entire system's settings
G System programs
H Combination of operating system and processor
I A collection that gathers files from different locations and displays them as if they were saved in a single folder
J Special program that facilitates communication between a device and the operating system
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