Exam 4: Operating Systems and File Management

A(n) ____ disk is a bootable CD, DVD, or other media that contains a complete copy of your computer's hard disk as it existed when shipped from the manufacturer.

The term used to refer to the organization and layout of data that is stored in a file is the file ____________________.

A(n) ____ backup contains any files that have changed since the last full backup.

Activities competing for the attention of your computer's microprocessor are called ____________________.

A description of what actually happens on the disk and in the circuits is represented by a ____.

A window user interface provides a way to point and click a mouse to select menu options and manipulate graphical objects displayed on the screen.

In the context of Windows, a piece of information that describes a file is a file ____________________.

The ____ OS is produced by ACCESS and currently used in PDAs and smart phones.

The file system used by Windows 95, 98, and Me is ____.

In the figure above, Marley One Love is an example of a ____.

The strengths of Microsoft Windows include ____.

The combination of hardware and software that helps people and computers communicate with each other is a user ____________________.

A file extension is always the same as a file format.

An extension of .ocx designates a ____ type of file.

In the figure above, Box D points to ____.

Files maintained by the Macintosh operating system can have two parts called ____.

____ was developed by a Finnish student. It continues to gain popularity as an operating system for personal computers. It is distributed under the terms of a GPL.

A list of files is called a(n) ____________________.

A named collection of data that exists on a storage medium is a computer ____________________.

A ____ is an additional set of commands that the computer displays after you make a selection from the main menu.