Exam 8: Operating Systems and Utility Programs

Figure 8-1 With virtual memory, which is illustrated in Figure 8-1, a ____ is the amount of data and program instructions that can swap at a given time.

A cross-platform program is one that runs ____.

A(n) ____________________ is a complete operating system that works on a desktop computer, notebook computer, or mobile computing device.

A ____ is an icon on the desktop that provides a user with immediate access to a program or file.

Figure 8-1 With virtual memory, which is illustrated in Figure 8-1, when an operating system spends much of its time paging, instead of executing application software, it is said to be ____.

Through Windows Server System, programmers have the ability to use Web services, which are Web applications created with any programming language or any operating system to communicate and share data seamlessly.

A(n) ____ is a communications line between a device and the processor.

By compressing files, a backup utility program requires more storage space for the backup files than for the original files.

The Windows Server 2003 family includes ____ for businesses with huge volumes of transactions and large-scale databases.

____ is a program that removes or blocks certain items from being displayed.

Ghosting is a severe problem with today's displays.

Examples of network operating systems include all of the following except ____.

When a computer is running multiple programs concurrently, the one in the background is the active program; that is, the one currently in use.

During a cold boot on a personal computer, the POST (power-on self test) results are compared with data in a ____ chip.

Novell's ____________________ is a network operating system designed for client/server networks.

PDAs, smart phones, and other small computing devices often use a ____ operating system.

____ is available in five editions: Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise.

____________________ is privately owned software and limited to a specific vendor or computer model.

Some parts of the operating system are resident ; that is, these instructions remain on the hard disk until they are needed.

A(n) ____________________ is a filtering program that attempts to remove spam before it reaches a user's inbox.