D686 Operating Systems (Latest Update
) Questions with Answers 100%
Correct {Grade A} – WGU
Graphical user interface (GUI) - correct answer a computer interface comprising a
window system with a pointing device to direct I/O, choose from menus, and make
selections and, usually, a keyboard to enter text
Touch-screen interface - correct answer a user interface in which touching a screen
allows the user to interact with the computer
Command-line interface (CLI) - correct answer a method of giving commands to a
computer based on a text input device (such as a keyboard)
Shared memory - correct answer in interprocess communication, a section of memory
shared by multiple processes and used for message passing
,Message passing - correct answer in interprocess communication, a method of
sharing data in which messages are sent and received by processes. Packets of
information in predefined formats are moved between processes or between
computers
Command interpreter - correct answer the operating system component that
interprets user commands and causes actions based on them
Shell - correct answer one of the command interpreters on a system with multiple
command interpreters to choose from
Desktop - correct answer in a GUI, the standard workspace represented by the GUI on
the screen in which a user executes tasks
,Icons - correct answer images representing objects (such as files or applications) that
users can choose via the GUI
Folder - correct answer a file system component that allows users to group files
together
Gestures - correct answer a user interface component in which motions cause
computer actions (i.e. "pinching" the screen)
Springboard - correct answer the ios touch-screen interface
System administrators - correct answer computer users that configure, monitor, and
manage systems
Power users - correct answer users with unusually deep knowledge of a system
, Shell script - correct answer a file containing a set series of commands (similar to a
batch file) that are specific to the shell being used
System call - correct answer software-triggered interrupt allowing a process to
request a kernel service
Application programming interface (API) - correct answer a set of commands,
functions, and other tools that can be used by a programmer in developing a program
C library (libc) - correct answer the standard UNIX/Linux system API for programs
written in the C programming language
) Questions with Answers 100%
Correct {Grade A} – WGU
Graphical user interface (GUI) - correct answer a computer interface comprising a
window system with a pointing device to direct I/O, choose from menus, and make
selections and, usually, a keyboard to enter text
Touch-screen interface - correct answer a user interface in which touching a screen
allows the user to interact with the computer
Command-line interface (CLI) - correct answer a method of giving commands to a
computer based on a text input device (such as a keyboard)
Shared memory - correct answer in interprocess communication, a section of memory
shared by multiple processes and used for message passing
,Message passing - correct answer in interprocess communication, a method of
sharing data in which messages are sent and received by processes. Packets of
information in predefined formats are moved between processes or between
computers
Command interpreter - correct answer the operating system component that
interprets user commands and causes actions based on them
Shell - correct answer one of the command interpreters on a system with multiple
command interpreters to choose from
Desktop - correct answer in a GUI, the standard workspace represented by the GUI on
the screen in which a user executes tasks
,Icons - correct answer images representing objects (such as files or applications) that
users can choose via the GUI
Folder - correct answer a file system component that allows users to group files
together
Gestures - correct answer a user interface component in which motions cause
computer actions (i.e. "pinching" the screen)
Springboard - correct answer the ios touch-screen interface
System administrators - correct answer computer users that configure, monitor, and
manage systems
Power users - correct answer users with unusually deep knowledge of a system
, Shell script - correct answer a file containing a set series of commands (similar to a
batch file) that are specific to the shell being used
System call - correct answer software-triggered interrupt allowing a process to
request a kernel service
Application programming interface (API) - correct answer a set of commands,
functions, and other tools that can be used by a programmer in developing a program
C library (libc) - correct answer the standard UNIX/Linux system API for programs
written in the C programming language
