Exam 4: Software: Systems and Application Software

Discuss the growth in mobile application software.

Distinguish between multitasking and multithreading.

Yahoo has developed its own Linux-based operating system called Chrome OS.

Symbian is an operating system used in special-purpose computers.

An application server provider is a company that can provide the software, support, and computer hardware on which to run the software from the user's facilities over a network.

Software as a Service (SaaS) allows businesses to subscribe to Web-delivered business application software by paying a monthly service charge or a per use fee.

The _____ task management technique of an operating system supports running a program on more than one central processing unit (CPU).

The _____ is the heart of the operating system and controls its most critical processes.

_____ is software that is distributed, typically for free, with the source code also available so that it can be studied, changed, and improved by its users.

Computer programs are sequences of user instructions.

Most operating systems support virtual memory, which allocates space on the hard disk to supplement the immediate, functional memory capacity of RAM.

Systems software consists of programs that help users solve particular computing problems.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about a mainframe computer?

_____ is an example of a popular general purpose software suite for personal computer users.

Which of the following statements is true of embedded operating systems?

Proprietary software is mass-produced by software vendors to address needs that are common across businesses, organizations, or individuals.

_____ is text that describes a program's functions to help a user operate the computer system.

A storage device that contains some or all of the operating system is often called a(n) _____ because one can use it to start the computer if he or she has problems with the primary hard disk.

Google has developed its own mobile operating system called _____.

_____ is software that is mass-produced by software vendors to address needs that are common across businesses, organizations, or individuals.