Question 1

The ____ boots the computer, launches application software programs, and ensures that all actions requested by a user are valid and processed in an orderly fashion.

Accepted Answer

A)  startup 
B)  operating system 
C)  driver 
D)  registry

Question 2

File extensions should not be changed by the user because the operating system uses them to identify the program that should be used to open the file.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A)  embedded operating systems 
B)  high-performance operating systems 
C)  virtual operating systems 
D)  storage operating systems

Question 4

Commercial Linux distributions, such as those available from ____ and Novell, come with maintenance and support materials.

Accepted Answer

A)  Red Hat 
B)  .NET Framework 
C)  Cisco 
D)  Adobe

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  firewall 
B)  utility program 
C)  spyware 
D)  computer virus

Question 6

The latest MAC operating system is MAC OS X ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The latest MAC operating system is MAC...

Question 7

____________________ is the operating system designed for Apple mobile phones and mobile devices.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ is the operating system designed for...

Question 8

Disk management programs diagnose and repair problems related to your hard drive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

____ is a family of operating systems based on Windows that is designed primarily for consumer and industrial devices that are not personal computers.

Accepted Answer

A)  Windows Vista 
B)  Windows Embedded 
C)  Windows Server 2003 
D)  Windows Mobile

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)  planning system 
B)  utility 
C)  FAT system 
D)  background

Question 11

____________________ 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.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ routines in the operating system determine...

Question 12

During the 1980s and early 1990s, ____ was the dominant operating system for microcomputers.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mac OS 
B)  DOS (Disk Operating System) 
C)  Linux 
D)  desktop operating system

Question 13

DOS traditionally used a command line interface, although newer versions of DOS support a(n) ____________________ interface.

Accepted Answer

The answer of DOS traditionally used a command line interface,...

Question 14

____ are utility programs that search for documents and other files on a user's hard drives.

Accepted Answer

A)  Search tools 
B)  Tool boxes 
C)  Search engines 
D)  Tool programs

Question 15

____________________ is an operating system developed by Linus Torvalds in 1991 when he was a student at the University of Helsinki in Finland.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ is an operating system developed by...

Question 16

The older DOS operating system and some versions of the UNIX and Linux operating systems use a(n) graphical user interface.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The file management program incorporated into Windows is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  StuffIt 
B)  WinZip 
C)  Windows Explorer 
D)  Disk Cleanup

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of In Windows, certain system configuration information is...

Question 19

____________________ is based on the UNIX operating system and originally set the standard for graphical user interfaces.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ is based on the UNIX operating...

Question 20

What is the purpose of uninstall utilities?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the purpose of uninstall utilities?...

Exam 5: System Software: Operating Systems and Utility Programs

The ____ boots the computer, launches application software programs, and ensures that all actions requested by a user are valid and processed in an orderly fashion.

File extensions should not be changed by the user because the operating system uses them to identify the program that should be used to open the file.

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

Commercial Linux distributions, such as those available from ____ and Novell, come with maintenance and support materials.

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

The latest MAC operating system is MAC OS X ____________________.

____________________ is the operating system designed for Apple mobile phones and mobile devices.

Disk management programs diagnose and repair problems related to your hard drive.

____ is a family of operating systems based on Windows that is designed primarily for consumer and industrial devices that are not personal computers.

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

During the 1980s and early 1990s, ____ was the dominant operating system for microcomputers.

DOS traditionally used a command line interface, although newer versions of DOS support a(n) ____________________ interface.

____ are utility programs that search for documents and other files on a user's hard drives.

____________________ is an operating system developed by Linus Torvalds in 1991 when he was a student at the University of Helsinki in Finland.

The older DOS operating system and some versions of the UNIX and Linux operating systems use a(n) graphical user interface.

The file management program incorporated into Windows is ____.

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

____________________ is based on the UNIX operating system and originally set the standard for graphical user interfaces.

What is the purpose of uninstall utilities?