1- Which of the following tasks is the operating system NOT responsible for? d) Coordinates communication between software applications and the CPU

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1 1- Which of the following tasks is the operating system NOT responsible for? a) Management, scheduling, and coordination of tasks b) File compression c) Manages the computer's hardware d) Coordinates communication between software applications and the CPU 2- Which of the following is a single-task, single-user operating system? a) Windows 95 b) Mac OS X c) MS-DOS d) Linux 3- An embedded system is also known as a real-time operating system (RTOS). 4- AT&T licensed UNIX to what company? a) Santa Cruz Operation Group b) IBM c) Apple d) AT&T still owns the license 5- Which version of Windows does the text state is the first version to provide networking capabilities in its consumer editions? a) Windows 7 b) Windows 95

2 c) Windows XP d) Windows Windows 95 became the first commercially available operating system to incorporate a graphical user interface (GUI) with user-friendly point-and-click technology. 7- A Mac uses the Mac OS X operating system, so if you want to use Windows, you need a PC. 8- Google has developed the Android operating system based on the operating system. a) Linux b) UNIX c) Windows d) Mac OS X 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. 10- Google has developed Google Docs, which is a secure Web environment for developing and storing documents.

3 11- The processor is able to process data, as well as arrange for the execution of all the activities in a systematic way. 12- is when the operating system processes the task assigned a higher priority before 12- processing a task with a lower priority. a) The spooler b) Command-driven multitasking c) Preemptive multitasking d) The interrupt handler 13- A program that helps coordinate all print jobs currently being sent to the printer is a(n). a) interrupt b) spooler c) buffer d) driver 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. a) virtual memory b) a device driver c) a page file d) a buffer

4 15- Which of the following is NOT a step involved in the boot process? a) The BIOS is activated by powering on the CPU b) Run a POST to check that all devices are in place c) Load the operating system into RAM d) Run an error check of all disks 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? a) CMOS b) BIOS c) kernel d) POST 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. 18- The Windows and Mac operating systems use windows, menus, and icons, but are not compatible. 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.

5 20- Any program that can read text documents can read files with which of these extensions? a).doc and.docx b).wpd and.rtf c).rtf and.txt d).doc and.txt 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. 22- The utility program that checks the hard drive for unnecessary or damaged files is. a) Backup and Disk Imaging b) Error-checking c) Disk Cleanup d) Disk Defragmenter 23- A file compression utility is a program that removes redundancies in a file to reduce the file size.

6 24- The Task Manager utility can be accessed in any of the following ways EXCEPT. a) Right-click an open space on the taskbar b) Ctrl + Alt + Delete c) Control Panel d) System Tools 25- Match the word with the definition. 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 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. 1 -Firmware A- Previously known as ScanDisk 2 -Platform B- Providing organizational structure to the computer's components 3 -Paging C- Swapping files from RAM to the hard drive 4 -Device driver D- Index of all sector numbers in a table 5 -Kernel E- Responsible for managing the processor and all other components of the computer system 6 -File management F- A snapshot of your entire system's settings 7 -File allocation table (FAT) G- System programs 8 -System restore point H- Combination of operating system and processor 9 -Error-checking I- A collection that gathers files from different locations and displays them as if they were saved in a single folder 10 -Library J- Special program that facilitates communication between a device and the operating system