Exam 4: Operating Systems and File Management

In the Mac OS, the data ____ contains data or the commands for a program.

The most obvious responsibility of your computer's operating system is to ____.

Information kept about a file includes ____.

The section of data at the beginning of a file that contains information about a file is the file format .

A disk ____ is a bit-by-bit copy of the data from all sectors of a disk.

The strengths of Mac OS include ____.

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 4-3 Cindy is trying to understand operating systems. You tell her you had a course in OS and you will be glad to answer any of her questions. Cindy wants to know how a computer can run more than one program at a time. You explain to her that when you want to run more than one program at a time, the operating system has to allocate specific areas of memory for each program. This memory is called ____.

Four operating systems dominate the use of handheld computers including Windows Mobile, iPhone, Symbian and ____________________.

A section of a hard disk drive that is treated as a separate storage unit is a disk ____________________.

List and describe the events that take place during the boot process.

A desktop operating system is designed for a personal computer.

A group of sectors is called a ____.

Today's Windows operating systems do not require the DOS kernel.

Most floppy and hard disks are formatted by the ____.

In relation to disks, ____ is a recording technology that lets you record in multiple sessions.

The difference between the Save and the Save As command is that ____.

The type of system software that acts as the master controller for all activities that take place within a computer system is a(n) ____________________.

One of the primary strengths of Windows is security.

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 4-2 Charlie is worried about something happening to his data. He uses it all the time in his business and if something were to happen to it, he might lose his business. He has come to you for some answers on how to secure his data files and protect this resource. Charlie is trying to decide what kind of device to use to backup his data. He has a lot of private data and is networked. You tell him the best option is ____.

A General Purpose License or GPL allows anyone to make copies for their own use to give to others or to sell.