Exam 9: Operating Systems

List the features of the latest version of OS X.

Which of the following is least likely to be the reason for an automatic update?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT You want to remove unnecessary files from your computer. What do you use?

How do single tasking and multitasking operating systems differ?

____________________ is a Linux-based open source operating system that runs on smartphones and tablets developed by Mozilla.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT An application you own will run on a new version of your operating system. What is the term for this kind of application?

Which of the following has as its purpose the optimization of the use of random access memory (RAM)?

The method used to restart a computer or device differs, depending on the situation and the hardware.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT You have been developing an embedded operating system for a new product at your company, but a colleague of yours has been referring to it by another name. What is that name?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is an error in a program called?

Embedded computers and some mobile devices often use which of the following kinds of operating system?

Which of the following is NOT a desktop operating system?

Apple's Macintosh operating system has earned a reputation for ease of use and has been the model for most of the new GUIs developed for non-Macintosh systems.

While entering a(n)____________________, most computers hide the actual characters by displaying some other characters, such as asterisks (*)or dots.

A multiuser operating system always processes tasks on a first-come, first-served basis.