Deck 8: Operating Systems

Question 1

Without administrative rights , the typical user cannot perform many system modifications.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

An emulation card can be added to a Macintosh that allows it to run Windows programs.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Which of the following is a peripheral device?

A) Motherboard
B) Microprocessor
C) Smart phone
D) Printer

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Current Macintosh computers use Intel processors similar to UNIX computers.

Question 5

Which of the following is not a task performed by the operating system?

A) Coordinate the activities of the computer
B) Manage resources for applications
C) Restrict access allowed to system administrators
D) Perform system and file maintenance tasks

Question 6

The ____ identifies sections of a disk that are not being used.

A) file system
B) driver
C) user
D) microprocessor

Question 7

Some versions of UNIX have a command-line interface, where you enter text commands instead of manipulating objects with a mouse.

Question 8

Programmers and developers can use or modify Linux as they wish.

Question 9

Documents saved as .txt do not retain complicated formatting.

Question 10

Mobile operating systems are larger and generally more capable than desktop operating systems.

Question 11

A system administrator can grant administrative rights to other users.

Question 12

The way an operating system stores files on a disk is called a(n) attribute system .

Question 13

Handheld operating systems and embedded operating systems are also known as mobile operating systems.

Question 14

____ was developed by a group of programmers at AT&T.

A) Mac
B) UNIX
C) Windows
D) BlackBerry

Question 15

A(n) driver is an interface between the user and the computer.

Question 16

Without an operating system, a computer would not function.

Question 17

Keeping track of files and directories is a job performed by ____.

A) a driver
B) an operating system
C) an emulation card
D) application software

Question 18

In a file system hierarchy, a main folder can contain subfolders that contain files.

Question 19

When using the Internet, you cannot share files across different operating systems.

Question 20

Currently Mac OS X runs on more personal computers worldwide than other operating systems.

Question 21

Case 8-2 Sergio is an accountant who works on a computer with a Windows operating system. But many of his clients are artists and designers who use Macintosh computers. Which of the following is a hardware solution that Sergio could add to the motherboard of his computer to run a program that is designed for a different operating system?

A) Emulation card
B) Software emulation program
C) Bluetooth device
D) ROM chip

Question 22

The operating system on most small devices and smart phones resides on a ____.

A) motherboard
B) ROM chip
C) Bluetooth device
D) widget

Question 23

A Rich Text Format file can be transferred ____.

A) across a network
B) to a Linux server
C) to a mobile device
D) any of the above

Question 24

Case 8-1 Catarina uses the UNIX operating system on her computer because it is a multitasking portable operating system that can run on just about any hardware platform. Catarina's profession is most likely to be which of the following?

A) Teacher
B) Receptionist
C) Scientist
D) Nurse

Question 25

If a copy of a Windows program does not run on a computer with a Macintosh operating system, this is an example of ____.

A) file corruption
B) incompatibility
C) an unstable system
D) none of the above

Question 26

What is GNOME?

A) A handheld operating system
B) A type of emulation card
C) A Windows system utility
D) A Linux user interface

Question 27

FIGURE 8-1 Which operating system is shown in Figure 8-1 above?

A) Windows Vista
B) Mac OS X
C) UNIX
D) Linux

Question 28

To have administrative rights, you must know ____.

A) what software is installed on the computer
B) the administrative password
C) how many users accounts exist
D) the network settings

Question 29

Without administrative rights, you cannot ____.

A) install software
B) browse the Internet
C) access your user account
D) type a password

Question 30

____ is a scaled-down version of the Windows operating system.

A) Embedded Linux
B) Palm OS
C) Symbian OS
D) Windows Embedded CE

Question 31

FIGURE 8-2 To display the menu shown in Figure 8-2 above, you would click the ____ button.

A) Office
B) Start
C) Open
D) Help

Question 32

A(n) ____ is a collection of information that determines which files you can access and which settings you use.

A) network
B) user account
C) operating system
D) file system

Question 33

Which of the following operating system has the most limited memory?

A) Palm OS
B) Mac OS
C) IBM AIX
D) Linux

Question 34

____ might be different on your computer when you are not connected to the Internet.

A) The version of your operating system
B) The number of bad sectors or lost clusters on the hard drive
C) The links available in Windows Help and Support
D) Administrative rights

Question 35

Which of the following statements is true about the Linux operating system?

A) It has a reputation for being unstable and crashing frequently.
B) It is an open source program that is free.
C) It runs on more personal computers worldwide than other operating systems.
D) It contains a processor manufactured by Motorola.

Question 36

To save a file in text format or Rich Text Format, you use the ____ command in your word-processing program.

A) Convert
B) Text
C) Save As
D) Share

Question 37

A(n) ____________________ is the system software that enables the computer hardware to communicate and operate with the application software.

Question 38

If your operating system unexpectedly shuts down, what might help solve the problem?

A) Installing an emulation card
B) Using a system utility
C) Rebooting the system
D) Performing diagnostic testing

Question 39

Case 8-2 Sergio is an accountant who works on a computer with a Windows operating system. But many of his clients are artists and designers who use Macintosh computers. When saving a word-processing document, which format should Sergio use so that it will be readable by most word-processing programs on different systems?

A) Word Template (.dotx)
B) Plain Text (.txt)
C) Works (.wps)
D) Web Page (.htm)

Question 40

Case 8-1 Catarina uses the UNIX operating system on her computer because it is a multitasking portable operating system that can run on just about any hardware platform. If Catarina wanted to use a variant of the UNIX operating system instead, she would choose ____.

A) Mac OS
B) Linux
C) Windows
D) Palm OS

Question 42

Both the IBM AIX system and Linux are based on the ____________________ operating system.

Question 43

A(n) ____________________ is a program that the operating system uses to communicate with various hardware devices.

Question 44

The ____________________ is a user who has an administrator account.

Question 45

The Macintosh operating system is called ____________________.

Question 46

List some common operating system problems and a possible solution for each. If you are using a Windows Vista computer and you can't hear sound from the computer, describe the process you would use to find possible solutions to your problem.