Exam 9: Operating Systems

The nexus is the core of an operating system that manages memory and devices.

Which of the following kinds of software consists of the programs that control or maintain the operations of a computer and its devices?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT You want to clear the memory on your mobile device. Which of the following is sufficient?

Command-line interfaces like the one in the accompanying figure give a user less control to manage detailed settings.

You are in the market for a new computer, and you would really like to buy a Mac. However, you have a couple of applications that you must be able to use and they are available only for Windows. You are looking for a program that will allow you to install Windows on your Mac. Which of the following will accomplish this for you?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT You are using a Linux-based operating system designed by Google to work primarily with web apps. What is it called?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT You are running the latest version of Windows but you require an app that runs only in a previous version of Windows. Which of the following can you use to solve this problem?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What does the booting process do?

Where do multiple documents line up in a printer?

What term is sometimes used to describe a computer that runs a Windows operating system?

If a new device, such as a printer or scanner, is attached to a computer, its driver must be installed before the device can be used.

Some parts of the operating system are resident; that is, these instructions remain on the hard disk until they are needed.

In this kind of memory, the operating system allocates a portion of a storage medium, usually the hard disk or a USB flash drive, to function as additional RAM. What kind of memory is this?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following is an alternative to a password you can use on your new mobile device?

What word is used with a type of media and usually means the media can be used to start the computer?

In Windows, the Trash Can is the location for files that have been deleted.

Which of the following is a private combination of characters associated with a user name that allows access to certain computer resources?

Which of the following is a segment of memory or storage, such as the disk in the accompanying figure, in which items are placed while waiting to be transferred from an input device or to an output device?

Which of the following terms refer to an operation that the processor manages, one example of which is sending data to the printer as shown in the accompanying figure?

Which of the following is the process of starting or restarting a computer or mobile device?