Exam 3: Software Solutions for Personal and Professional Gain

The ability of the OS to run several programs or tasks at the same time is called ____.

A(n) ____ system is a way of organizing how data and files are physically stored and how they are logically manipulated.

Sam has been assigned the task of organizing the files on his company's network drive. He discovers that not everyone is using the same operating system, and wonders how this will impact his project. -Sam also discovers that the ____ operating system is NOT case sensitive when it comes to file names.

Much of the popular free software in use today is protected by the ____ General Public License (GPL).

With a Web-based operating system, also called a(n) WebOS, your operating system, software, and data files all reside on a Web server. _________________________

Conventional AI methodologies include all of the following EXCEPT: ____.

Kristin has just purchased a small office that organizes trade shows. She is deciding on which operating system to choose as the "standard" for all computers within the office. -In her comparison chart, Kristin notes that ____ of personal computers run Linux.

-Referring to the accompanying figure, the software installation step "Interact with the installation wizard" is illustrated in the screen labeled ____,

If a computer manufacturer creates a computer model with new and faster processor technologies, the application software will need to be modified to control the new hardware.

Mac OS is the native operating system for ____ PCs.

Please list three reasons why software has become more expensive than hardware.

An interpreter translates source code to object code ____ command(s) at a time, while the software is executing.

The scenario where you can boot into one of two operating systems is referred to as ____________________.

A(n) ____ algorithm is a form of evolutionary computation that is used to solve large, complex problems where a number of algorithms or models change and evolve until the best one emerges.

Linux is a free, open-source operating system for PCs. The Linux operating system was developed by Linus Torvalds in ____.

Windows users make use of a program named Documents to manage their files, while Mac users use Dock. _________________________

Google created a technology called Google Gadgets that allows its online apps to run on PCs even if they are disconnected from the Internet.

A(n) ____________________ system is a set of computer programs that runs or controls the computer hardware and acts as an interface with both application programs and users.

Open-source software is distributed, typically for free, with the source code so that it can be ____ by its users.

A(n) text file typically has a .txt extension. _________________________