Exam 3: Computer Software

Which of the following tasks is performed during backup?

_________ is the process that gets a computer ready to be used and occurs when you power up a computer. A)Swap process B)Boot process C)Sole process D)Start-up process

Operating systems based on UNIX are sometimes referred to as _________. A)UNIX consortium B)UNIX flavors C)UNIX clusters D)UNIX assembly

When the amount of random access memory (RAM) required exceeds the amount of RAM available in a system, the operating system moves portions of data or programs from RAM to an external hard drive.

In multiprocessing, processors on a CPU usually work together to complete one job more quickly.

In the accompanying figure, box _____ points to the command to change to a new drive.

Software that is run directly from the Internet as cloud software is also referred to as _________. A)External service software B)Installed software C)Web-based software D)Utility software

Charlie uses his personal computer to play games, do his school projects using Microsoft Word, and download information from the Internet. The type of operating system used in Charlie's computer is typically referred to as a(n) _____.

Mike creates a graph on his computer using a spreadsheet application. He uses the mouse as the peripheral device with the computer. Which of the following serves as an intermediary between application programs and the computer's hardware that allows Mike to complete his work?

Shareware is a software program that is given away by the author for others to use free of charge but typically require a small fee if the users choose to use the program regularly.

Media players are programs designed to play audio and video files streamed from the Internet.

What is the concept behind open source software? What are its pros and cons?

​ Slingbox is an example of _____.

Consider the figure given below. When you request a network activity-such as printing a document using a network printer-the application program first passes the job to the _____.

Mac OS X is based on the _____.

Sound recorder software is used to capture sound from a microphone and _____ is used to capture sound from a CD.

_________ is a technique where the CPUs or cores usually work together to complete one job more quickly. A)Parallel processing B)Buffering C)Streaming D)Logical processing

_________ are designed to eliminate the disadvantage of not being able to access cloud software and data without an Internet connection. A)Management agents B)Software agents C)Installed software D . Virtualization software

Which of the following statements is true of virtual memory?

The operating system that introduced the Aero interface and the Sidebar feature was _________. A)Windows Vista B)Windows XP C)Windows 98 D.  Windows 3.1