Exam 5: System Software: Operating Systems and Utility Programs

____________________ routines in the operating system determine the order in which jobs are carried out,as well as which commands get executed first if the user is working with more than one program at one time or if the computer supports multiple users.

____ is the proprietary operating system for computers made by Apple Corporation.

A ____ is a software program that is designed to cause damage to the computer system or perform some other malicious act.

Folders can contain both files and other folders (called subfolders).

System software is usually divided into two categories: operating system software and ____ programs.

There are two primary forms of DOS: PC-DOS and MS-DOS.

In Windows,certain system configuration information is stored in the ____________________ files.

In addition to personal operating systems and server operating systems,there are also mobile operating systems and ____.

-As shown in the accompanying figure,Windows users can still issue ____________________ commands via the Command Prompt.

Case 5-2 Dean has been using computers for some time now,but he is unfamiliar with a number of utility programs.In order to better maintain his computer,he decides to ask his coworker Andrea for advice on basic utility programs. -Another thing that Andrea tells Dean is that it is very important for him to ____ all of his important data on a regular basis to protect against data loss in the case of a problem with the computer.He can use a(n)____ utility to do this.

As you work on your computer,the operating system is in charge of managing system resources and making them available to devices and programs when they are needed.

-With a ____,as shown in the accompanying figure,icons,buttons,menus,and other objects are selected with the mouse to issue commands to the PC.

There is still a large installed base of Windows XP users and Microsoft plans to support Windows XP until 2014.

Most operating systems have security features available,such as an option to automatically download and install ____ from the operating system's manufacturer on a regular basis.

Device drivers usually need to be updated or reinstalled after you ____________________ your operating system to a newer version or after you buy a new computer.

Rearranging the data on the hard drive so all files are stored in contiguous locations is called ____.

There are many stand-alone utility programs available as an alternative to the operating system's utility programs.

One memory management technique frequently used by operating systems is ____________________,which uses a portion of the computer's hard drive as additional RAM.

Case 5-2 Dean has been using computers for some time now,but he is unfamiliar with a number of utility programs.In order to better maintain his computer,he decides to ask his coworker Andrea for advice on basic utility programs. -Andrea advises Dean to remove unnecessary programs from his computer by using a(n)____ utility.

____ memory allows you to use more memory than is physically available on your computer.