Exam 8: Operating Systems and Utility Programs

A file ____ is a utility that performs functions related to file management.

In Windows Vista, the ____ contains a list of programs that open automatically when users boot the computer.

Bell Labs licensed ____ for a low fee to numerous colleges and universities, where the operating system obtained a wide following.

A(n) ____________________ is a program that detects and deletes spyware, adware, and other similar programs.

Operating systems rarely provide a means to establish Internet connections.

When you receive a compressed file, you must zip it.

Figure 8-4 Windows Vista ____ offers the Aero interface (shown in Figure 8-4) to basic users.

The term, computer ____, describes a potentially damaging computer program that affects, or infects, a computer negatively by altering the way the computer works without the user's knowledge or permission.

With a ____, users interact with menus and visual images such as icons, buttons, and other objects to issue commands.

Figure 8-3 Command-line interfaces like the one in Figure 8-3 give a user less control to manage detailed settings.

The ____ is the core of an operating system that manages memory and devices, maintains the computer's clock, starts applications, and assigns the computer's resources, such as devices, programs, data, and information.

Information in the report from a diagnostic utility assists technical support staff in remedying any problems.

Like Linux, ____ is a multipurpose operating system because it is both a stand-alone and network operating system.

Critical Thinking Questions Case 2 You have just been hired as the network administrator for a brand-new startup company, and your first task is to select the network operating system that you will suggest to the head of the IT team as the one you recommend for the office. The company is going to do a lot of work in the e-commerce space. Which of the following network operating systems was designed for specifically this kind of work that the new company will do?

The area of the hard disk used for virtual memory is called a(n) ____ file because it exchanges data, information, and instructions between memory and storage.

When a computer is turned on, the charge of electricity causes the processor chip to reset itself and find the ROM chip(s) that contains the BIOS.

Critical Thinking Questions Case 1 You are in the market for a new operating system, but you have very particular criteria as you make your selection. After giving it more thought, you think it would be a good idea for the operating system you select to be open source software. Which of the following is an option for you?

Application software is said to be downward compatible, meaning it will run on a new version of an operating system.

Some operating systems such as Windows Vista include uncompress capabilities.

Figure 8-2 A(n) ____________________, such as sending data to the printer in Figure 8-2, is an operation the processor manages.