Exam 9: Operating Systems

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT You have a hardware problem and want to detect and check connected hardware devices. Which of the following are you most likely recommended to use?

Chromebooks and Chromeboxes typically contain an SSD as their internal storage device.

If you are using an Apple computer you may encounter instances in which you need to run apps in the Windows operating system.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is the term for using a set of conditions to measure the performance of hardware in your network?

An operating system cannot run from an external drive.

The start-up process is very different for large and small computers.

In addition to managing applications, an operating system manages other processes.

An Image ____________________ allows users to display, print, and copy the contents of a graphics file.

With virtual memory, which is illustrated in the accompanying figure, when an operating system spends much of its time paging, instead of executing application software, it is said to be thrashing.

With which of the following are users who shut down their computer or mobile device regularly least likely to be concerned?

Networks, servers, mainframes, and supercomputers allow hundreds to thousands of users to connect at the same time, and thus their operating systems are referred to as which of the following?

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

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is the core of an operating system that manages memory and devices, maintains the internal clock, starts programs, and assigns the computer's resources?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT How is an operating system that runs on computers provided by a variety of manufacturers classified?

Windows 8 is a UNIX-based operating system.

Which of the following allows a computer or mobile device's processor to continue interpreting and executing instructions while a printer prints?

To set up a virtual machine, you need software that can set up a virtual machine, as well as installation media for the operating system you wish to install in the virtual machine.

In the Mac OS GUI, you can drag scrollers to display more window content.