Exam 4: Operating Systems and File Management

____ was the last Windows version to use the original Windows kernel that accesses DOS.

The ____ operating system was developed in 1969 at AT&T's Bell Labs.

If ____ becomes damaged, your computer might not be able to boot up, launch programs, or communicate with peripheral devices.

What does the physical storage model describe?

Mac OS is installed on more than 80% of the world's personal computers.

Case Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 1 Liz has just purchased a new computer. She is exploring her new operating system and files. Liz encounters a file path, but cannot figure out what the primary folder of the file is. If the file specification is as follows, what would the primary folder be? C:\My Music\Country\RingOfFire.mp3

Formatting prepares the surface of a disk to hold data.

In Windows Explorer, the left pane displays the folders and files that are contained in the currently open folder in the right pane.

A(n) ____________________ is defined as a named collection of data that exists on a storage medium.

A ____ operating system provides process and memory management services that allow two or more programs to run simultaneously.

You ____________________ data from a backup to the original storage medium or its replacement.

Case 3 Your professor has assigned you to give a presentation on operating systems to your Introduction to Computers class. Your presentation needs to include information on different operating systems for different computing tasks, as well as examples of different types of operating systems. In your timeline of the Windows operating system, what year does the Window NT operating system fall under?

A filename extension is an optional file identifier that is separated from the main filename by a(n) comma .

When you use a formatting utility on a disk, it ____ any data that happens to be on the disk.

The operating system's small ____ program is stored in ROM and provides the instructions needed to load the core parts into memory when the system starts.