Exam 5: System Software: the Operating System, Utility Programs, and File Management

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Most smartphones use operating systems developed by ________.

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A personal computer can only have one operating system installed on it.

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Errors in computer software are called ________.

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The Windows feature that removes a newly installed, improperly working driver and replaces it with the last one that worked is called ________.

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You can use the Windows ________ to check on a nonresponsive program.

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The fuel-injection system in car engine uses a(n) ________ operating system.

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You can return to the Start screen in Windows 8 by pressing the Windows key on the computer keyboard.

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Every computer has an operating system.

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Which operating system is used by most desktop and laptop computers?

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Windows 8 has a new interface that is optimized for touch-screen devices.

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The High Contrast accessibility feature enables you to select a color scheme setting in which you control the contrast between text and background.

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About 90% of desktop and laptop computers run some version of Windows.

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Most supercomputers use the ________ operating system.

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iOS was developed by ________ as the operating system for its tablets and smartphones.

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Which of the following is NOT a Windows utility program?

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The location of a file is specified by its ________.

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File names in Windows are case-sensitive.

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C: denotes a ________ directory that is at the top of the filing structure of a computer.

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Match each of the following terms to its meaning:
track
displays open and favorite applications
sector
storage location for a collection of files
platter
concentric circle on the hard drive
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track
displays open and favorite applications
sector
storage location for a collection of files
platter
concentric circle on the hard drive
taskbar
pie-shaped wedge on the hard drive
folder
round,thin plate of metal that makes up a hard drive
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UNIX was developed by Ken Thompson and Dennis Richie, who worked at ________.

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