Exam 4: Operating Systems and File Management

A group of sectors is called a ____.

A program called AutoBackup supplied with Mac OS X is a good example of synchronization software._________________________

Within a single program,____ allows multiple parts to run simultaneously.

MATCHING Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -A piece of information that describes a file

An extension of .wav designates a ____ type of file.

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

Today's Windows operating systems do not require a kernel that accesses DOS.

VMWare and Parallels Desktop software are examples of ____.

The operating system that was developed in 1969 by AT&T's Bell Labs and gained a good reputation for its dependability is ____.

An easy way to back up your important data is simply by copying selected files to a ____.

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. -Charlie wants to know what the term is for making a copy of all his files.Charlie has a Windows machine.You tell him the correct term is ____.

A(n)____ backup contains any files that were added or changed since the last full backup.

One file storage metaphor that is based on a hierarchical diagram is sometimes referred to as a ____ structure.

A section of a hard disk drive that is treated as a separate storage unit is a disk ____________________.

File management capabilities available from application software include ____ files.

A disk ____ is a bit-by-bit copy of the data from all sectors of a disk.

MATCHING Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -File format that permits the corresponding software application to open the file

In the Mac OS,the resource ____ stores information about the data.

In the Mac OS,the data ____ contains data or the commands for a program.

A Linux ____ contains the Linux kernel,system utilities,GUI,applications,and installation routine.