Exam 9: Operating Systems

An operating system must be installed on a hard drive. It cannot run from a USB flash drive or other media.

Experts recommend that you run multiple antivirus programs simultaneously.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following is NOT true about command-line interfaces?

______ consists of one or more chips on the motherboard that hold items such as data and instructions while the processor interprets and executes them.

Critical Thinking Questions Case 9-2 Gracie is trying to decide between Windows or macOS for her new desktop computer. Since you have desktops that run both at home, she asks you for advice. When describing the macOS interface, you tell her that she can use the ______ to view, organize, and run apps.

______ is a Linux-based operating system designed to work primarily with web apps.

Operating systems that function as both desktop and server operating systems are called multipurpose operating systems.

Linux is proprietary software.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following best defines what occurs when you partition a hard drive?

A(n) ______ is a segment of memory or storage in which items are placed while waiting to be transferred from an input device or to an output device.

Critical Thinking Questions Case 9-2 Gracie is trying to decide between Windows or macOS for her new desktop computer. Since you have desktops that run both at home, she asks you for advice. She asks you what types of program are Safari and Edge. You tell her that these are ______.

Many software makers provide free downloadable updates, sometimes called a(n) ______ to users who have registered and/or activated their software.

A(n) ______ is the amount of data and program instructions that can be swapped at a given time.

______ is a popular, multitasking UNIX-based operating system.

______ compatible operating systems recognize and work with applications written for an earlier version of the operating system.

The ______ is the core of an operating system.

Not all computer and mobile devices have an operating system.

Operating systems on embedded computers use a multitasking operating system.

Siri and Cortana are examples of ______ recognition apps.

Because of convergence, as well as the increased reliance on mobile devices for communications and productivity, the use and function of mobile and desktop operating systems are becoming more similar.