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Homework Eight Study Guide


True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

1. 
A disadvantage of spooling is that users must wait for the first print job to finish printing before they can send a second print job to the printer.
 

2. 
Since its release, Apple’s Macintosh operating system has set the standard for operating system ease of use and has been the model for most of the new GUIs developed for non-Macintosh systems.
 

3. 
Although it can run programs written specifically for OS/2, the operating system cannot run DOS or any Windows programs.
 

4. 
All of the UNIX commands are easy to remember and use.
 

5. 
Promoters of open-source software state two advantages: users that modify the software share their improvements with others, and customers can personalize the software to meet their needs.
 

6. 
A physical disk problem is one with the data, such as a corrupted file allocation table (FAT).
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

7. 
During the boot process, the POST results are compared with data in __________ chip on the motherboard.
a.
a BIOS
c.
a NOS
b.
a CMOS
d.
all of the above
 

8. 
A(n) __________ is a small image that represents a program, an instruction, a file, or some other object.
a.
keyword
c.
menu
b.
interface
d.
icon
 

9. 
A multitasking operating system __________.
a.
allows only one user to run one program at a time
b.
enables two or more users to run a program simultaneously
c.
allows a single user to work on two or more applications at the same time
d.
can support two or more processors running programs at the same time
 

10. 
A multiuser operating system __________.
a.
allows only one user to run one program at a time
b.
enables two or more users to run a program simultaneously
c.
allows a single user to work on two or more applications at the same time
d.
can support two or more processors running programs at the same time
 

11. 
A multiprocessing operating system __________.
a.
allows only one user to run one program at a time
b.
enables two or more users to run a program simultaneously
c.
allows a single user to work on two or more applications at the same time
d.
can support two or more processors running programs at the same time
 

12. 
The purpose of memory management is to __________.
a.
optimize use of random access memory (RAM)
b.
determine the order in which jobs are processed
c.
perform functions related to storage and file management
d.
provide a means to establish Web connections
 

13. 
While waiting for a device, such as a printer, to become idle, the operating system places items in __________.
a.
pages
c.
menus
b.
buffers
d.
clients
 

14. 
A __________ is a combination of characters associated with a user name that allows access to certain computer resources.
a.
password
c.
keyword
b.
buffer
d.
driver
 

15. 
__________ is a feature of Windows 2000 Server that allows network administrators to manage all network information including users, devices, settings, and connections from a central environment.
a.
Plug and Play (PP)
c.
Active Directory (AD)
b.
File Allocation Table (FAT)
d.
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
 

16. 
Today, __________ no longer is widely used because it does not offer a graphical user interface (GUI) and it cannot take full advantage of modern 32-bit personal computer processors.
a.
DOS
c.
Windows XP
b.
Mac OS X
d.
OS/2 Warp Client
 

17. 
The Windows 98 file manager, called __________, also had a Web browser look and feel.
a.
Network Explorer
c.
Internet Explorer
b.
File Explorer
d.
Windows Explorer
 

18. 
__________ has been used by businesses because of IBM’s long association with business computing and the operating system’s strong network support.
a.
OS/2
c.
DOS
b.
Mac OS
d.
NOS
 

19. 
__________ is the most powerful business operating system in the Windows .NET Server family and is best suited for businesses with huge volumes of transactions and large-scale databases.
a.
Windows .NET Standard Server
c.
Windows .NET Web Server
b.
Windows .NET Enterprise Server
d.
Windows .NET Datacenter Server
 

20. 
A __________ compiles technical information about a computer’s hardware and certain system software programs and then prepares a report outlining any identified problems.
a.
screen saver
c.
diagnostic utility
b.
file viewer
d.
disk scanner
 



 
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