Exam 8: Operating Systems and Utility Programs

With Windows Vista, a warm boot can be performed by ____.

____________________, such as operating systems and utility programs, consists of the programs that control or maintain the operations of a computer and its devices.

____ a disk, or reorganizing it so the files are stored in contiguous sectors, speeds up disk access and thus the performance of the entire computer.

A disk ____ is a utility that reorganizes the files and unused space on a computer's hard disk so the operating system accesses data more quickly and programs run faster.

Figure 8-2 In Figure 8-2, a program called a(n) ____________________ intercepts print jobs from the operating system and places them in the queue.

A competing operating system to Windows Mobile is ____________________, which runs on Palm-powered PDAs and smart phones.

Stand-alone utilities typically offer improvements over those features built into an operating system or provide features not included in an operating system.

A(n) ____ utility is a utility that compiles technical information about a computer's hardware and certain system software programs and then prepares a report outlining any identified problems.

Windows Vista includes an image viewer called ____.

____________________ is an upgrade to Windows 2000 Server, which was an upgrade to Windows NT Server.

Utility programs included with most operating systems provide all of the following functions except ____.

Items sometimes are placed in buffers because the processor operates at a much slower rate of speed than peripheral devices.

Some stand-alone operating systems are called ____ because they also work in conjunction with a network operating system.

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. You are looking for an operating system that is both flexible and powerful, but that offers a graphical user interface as well. You do not want the OS to be proprietary. Which of the following is your best bet?

While entering a ____, most computers hide the actual characters by displaying some other characters, such as asterisks (*) or dots.

A(n) ____________________ is someone who tries to access a computer or network illegally.

Screen savers originally were developed to prevent a problem called ____, in which images could be permanently etched on a monitor's screen.

When programmers move application software from one UNIX version to another, they sometimes have to rewrite some of the programs.

The latest version of the Macintosh operating system, ____________________, is a multitasking operating system available only for computers manufactured by Apple.

Some devices with the Windows Mobile operating system support handwriting and voice input.