Exam 8: Operating Systems

If a copy of a Windows program does not run on a computer with a Macintosh operating system, this is an example of ____.

FIGURE 8-1 Which operating system is shown in Figure 8-1 above?

List some common operating system problems and a possible solution for each. If you are using a Windows Vista computer and you can't hear sound from the computer, describe the process you would use to find possible solutions to your problem.

Some versions of UNIX have a command-line interface, where you enter text commands instead of manipulating objects with a mouse.

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. When saving a word-processing document, which format should Sergio use so that it will be readable by most word-processing programs on different systems?

Without an operating system, a computer would not function.