Exam 4: Operating Systems and File Management

The strengths of Microsoft Windows include all of the following EXCEPT ____.

Cindy is trying to understand operating systems. You tell her you just took an OS course and you will be glad to answer any of her questions. -You tell Cindy that the type of operating system that expects to deal with one set of input devices is a ____ operating system.

Using Microsoft Windows products,like the one in the accompanying figure,to select files and folders which are listed consecutively,____.

Folders cannot be created within other folders.

-In the accompanying figure,the icons at the bottom of the screen appear in the ____.

Web sites that offer storage space for backups are called ____ backup services.

-The accompanying figure is an example of a(n)____ utility.

An operating system's ____ capability supports a division of labor among all the processing units.

In the context of a computer system,the term that refers to any component that is required to perform work is a(n)____________________.

With remote backups,the speed for backing up and restoring data is independent of the speed of your Internet connection.

MATCHING Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -Restoring a computer's operating system,device drivers,settings,and data in a single step

Activities associated with resource management by an operating system include all of the following EXCEPT ____.

The main directory maintained by your computer's operating system is the ____ directory.

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. -Which of the following is NOT a true statement you can make to Charlie?

MATCHING Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -Provides essential operating system services

A list of files contained on a storage disk is called a(n)____________________.

-In the accompanying figure,Music is an example of a ____.

Files are managed differently by the Macintosh operating system than they are by the Windows operating system.Describe how file management takes place in the Mac.

You should consider making backups of your ____.

The ability to use one computer to simulate the hardware and software of another is called a virtual ____________________.