Question 1

If your operating system unexpectedly shuts down, what might help solve the problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Installing an emulation card 
B)  Using a system utility 
C)  Rebooting the system 
D)  Performing diagnostic testing 
A)  Installing an emulation card 
B)  Using a system utility 
C)  Rebooting the system 
D)  Performing diagnostic testing

Question 2

Case 8-1 Catarina uses the UNIX operating system on her computer because it is a multitasking portable operating system that can run on just about any hardware platform. If Catarina wanted to use a variant of the UNIX operating system instead, she would choose ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mac OS 
B)  Linux 
C)  Windows 
D)  Palm OS 
A)  Mac OS 
B)  Linux 
C)  Windows 
D)  Palm OS

Question 3

Current Macintosh computers use Intel processors similar to UNIX computers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is not a task performed by the operating system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Coordinate the activities of the computer 
B)  Manage resources for applications 
C)  Restrict access allowed to system administrators 
D)  Perform system and file maintenance tasks 
A)  Coordinate the activities of the computer 
B)  Manage resources for applications 
C)  Restrict access allowed to system administrators 
D)  Perform system and file maintenance tasks

Question 5

To have administrative rights, you must know ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  what software is installed on the computer 
B)  the administrative password 
C)  how many users accounts exist 
D)  the network settings 
A)  what software is installed on the computer 
B)  the administrative password 
C)  how many users accounts exist 
D)  the network settings

Question 6

Programmers and developers can use or modify Linux as they wish.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

When using the Internet, you cannot share files across different operating systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Case 8-2 Sergio is an accountant who works on a computer with a Windows operating system. But many of his clients are artists and designers who use Macintosh computers. Which of the following is a hardware solution that Sergio could add to the motherboard of his computer to run a program that is designed for a different operating system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emulation card 
B)  Software emulation program 
C)  Bluetooth device 
D)  ROM chip 
A)  Emulation card 
B)  Software emulation program 
C)  Bluetooth device 
D)  ROM chip

Question 9

Currently Mac OS X runs on more personal computers worldwide than other operating systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A(n) ____ is a collection of information that determines which files you can access and which settings you use.

Accepted Answer

A)  network 
B)  user account 
C)  operating system 
D)  file system 
A)  network 
B)  user account 
C)  operating system 
D)  file system

Question 11

The ____ identifies sections of a disk that are not being used.

Accepted Answer

A)  file system 
B)  driver 
C)  user 
D)  microprocessor 
A)  file system 
B)  driver 
C)  user 
D)  microprocessor

Question 12

A system administrator can grant administrative rights to other users.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Keeping track of files and directories is a job performed by ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  a driver 
B)  an operating system 
C)  an emulation card 
D)  application software 
A)  a driver 
B)  an operating system 
C)  an emulation card 
D)  application software

Question 14

A(n) ____________________ is a program that the operating system uses to communicate with various hardware devices.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) ____________________ is a program that the...

Question 15

Documents saved as .txt do not retain complicated formatting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

To save a file in text format or Rich Text Format, you use the ____ command in your word-processing program.

Accepted Answer

A)  Convert 
B)  Text 
C)  Save As 
D)  Share 
A)  Convert 
B)  Text 
C)  Save As 
D)  Share

Question 17

A(n) ____________________ is the system software that enables the computer hardware to communicate and operate with the application software.

Accepted Answer

(OS) operating syste

Question 18

A Rich Text Format file can be transferred ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  across a network 
B)  to a Linux server 
C)  to a mobile device 
D)  any of the above 
A)  across a network 
B)  to a Linux server 
C)  to a mobile device 
D)  any of the above

Question 19

What is GNOME?

Accepted Answer

A)  A handheld operating system 
B)  A type of emulation card 
C)  A Windows system utility 
D)  A Linux user interface 
A)  A handheld operating system 
B)  A type of emulation card 
C)  A Windows system utility 
D)  A Linux user interface

Question 20

Handheld operating systems and embedded operating systems are also known as mobile operating systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: Operating Systems

If your operating system unexpectedly shuts down, what might help solve the problem?

Case 8-1 Catarina uses the UNIX operating system on her computer because it is a multitasking portable operating system that can run on just about any hardware platform. If Catarina wanted to use a variant of the UNIX operating system instead, she would choose ____.

Current Macintosh computers use Intel processors similar to UNIX computers.

Which of the following is not a task performed by the operating system?

To have administrative rights, you must know ____.

Programmers and developers can use or modify Linux as they wish.

When using the Internet, you cannot share files across different operating systems.

Currently Mac OS X runs on more personal computers worldwide than other operating systems.

A(n) ____ is a collection of information that determines which files you can access and which settings you use.

The ____ identifies sections of a disk that are not being used.

A system administrator can grant administrative rights to other users.

Keeping track of files and directories is a job performed by ____.

A(n) ____________________ is a program that the operating system uses to communicate with various hardware devices.

Documents saved as .txt do not retain complicated formatting.

To save a file in text format or Rich Text Format, you use the ____ command in your word-processing program.

A(n) ____________________ is the system software that enables the computer hardware to communicate and operate with the application software.

A Rich Text Format file can be transferred ____.

What is GNOME?

Handheld operating systems and embedded operating systems are also known as mobile operating systems.

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