Exam 8: Discovering Computers: Operating Systems and Utility Programs

A ____ boot is the process of using the operating system to restart a computer.

Disc burning software usually also includes ____ editing capabilities.

____________________ is a program placed on a computer without the user's knowledge that secretly collects information about the user.

In a ____, the user types commands or presses special keys on the keyboard to enter data and instructions.

A(n)____________________ copies itself repeatedly in memory or over a network, using up system resources and possibly shutting the system down.

The term ____ describes a potentially damaging computer program that affects, or infects, a computer negatively by altering the way the computer works without the user's knowledge or permission.

The accompanying figure lists a few of the utilities available in Windows 7; one of the utilities available in Windows 7, a(n)____, is a utility that removes a program, as well as any associated entries in the system files.

Encryption is the process of encoding data and information into an unreadable form.

Multiuser operating systems always process jobs on a first-come, first-served basis.

The accompanying figure lists a few of the utilities available in Windows 7; one of the utilities available in Windows 7, a file ____ utility, shrinks the size of a file.

Fragmentation slows down disk access and the performance of the entire computer.

The operating system on most PDAs and small devices, called a(n)____________________ operating system, resides on a ROM chip.

The operating system typically resides on the computer's ____________________.

Briefly describe the Windows 7 editions.

As shown in the accompanying figure, to perform a warm boot, click the ____ command in the Shut down button menu.

You have just been hired as the network administrator for a brand-new startup company, and your first task is to select the server operating system that you will suggest to the head of the IT team as the one you recommend for the office.You understand that the head of the IT team was a big supporter of Windows for networking in her last position.Which of the following will work for you in this situation?

As illustrated in the accompanying figure, the process called ____ sends print jobs to a buffer instead of sending them immediately to the printer.

Multiple print jobs line up in a ____ within a buffer as shown in the accompanying figure.

____ is a popular stand-alone file compression utility.