ITN 106 - Software Exam Questions With
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An |operating |system |manages |hardware, |runs |applications, |provides |an |interface |for
|users, |and |stores, |retrieves, |and |manipulates |files. |- ANSWER |True
Current |versions |of |Windows |use |DOS |as |the |operating |system. |- ANSWER |False
The |kernel |provides |a |way |for |the |user |to |do |such |things |as |select |music |to |burn |to |a |CD,
|install |an |application, |or |change |the |wallpaper |on |the |Windows |desktop. |- ANSWER
|False
The |Windows |desktop |is |itself |a |folder. |- ANSWER |True
System |Information |can |be |useful |when |strange |error |messages |appear |during |startup. |-
|ANSWER |True
A(n) is |software |that |controls |a |computer. | - ANSWER |Operating |System
In |1986, was |introduced |and |quickly |became |the |most |popular |OS |among |IBM
|computers |and |IBM-compatible |computers |using |the |Intel |8086 |processors. |- ANSWER
|MS-DOS
A| interface |is |an |interface |that |uses |graphics |as |compared |to |a |command-driven
|interface. |- ANSWER |graphical |user
Vista |has |a |new |3D |user |interface |called |the | user | interface. | - ANSWER |aero
A(n) | is |a |low-end |inexpensive |laptop |with |a |small |9- |or |10-inch |screen |and |no |optical
|drive. |- ANSWER |netbook
, A| makes |it |possible |to |boot |a |computer |into |one |of |two |installed |OSs. |- ANSWER
|dual |boot
A(n) | is |the |portion |of |an |OS |that |relates |to |the |user |and |to |applications. |- ANSWER
|shell
The |OS | is |responsible | for | interacting | with | hardware. | - ANSWER |kernel
The | interface |between |the |subsystems |in |user |mode |and |the |HAL. |- ANSWER
|executive |services
A| is |a |single |task, |such |as |the |task |of |printing |a |file, |that |the |process |requests |from
|the |kernel. |- ANSWER |thread
The | is |normally |located |at |the |bottom |of |the |Windows |desktop, |displaying
|information |about |open |programs |and |providing |quick |access |to |others. |- ANSWER
|taskbar
The | is |usually |on |the |right |side |of |the |taskbar |and |displays |open |services. |-
|ANSWER |system |tray
A(n) | is |a |program |that |runs |in |the |background |to |support |or |serve |Windows |or |an
|application. |- ANSWER |...
A| is |one |or |more |characters |following |the |last |period |in |a |filename, |such |as |.exe,
.txt, |or |.avi. |- ANSWER |file |extension
The | dialog |box |in |Windows |Vista |appears |each |time |a |user |attempts |to |perform |an
|action |that |can |be |done |only |with |administrative |privileges. |- ANSWER |User |account
|control |(UAC)
Complete Solutions
An |operating |system |manages |hardware, |runs |applications, |provides |an |interface |for
|users, |and |stores, |retrieves, |and |manipulates |files. |- ANSWER |True
Current |versions |of |Windows |use |DOS |as |the |operating |system. |- ANSWER |False
The |kernel |provides |a |way |for |the |user |to |do |such |things |as |select |music |to |burn |to |a |CD,
|install |an |application, |or |change |the |wallpaper |on |the |Windows |desktop. |- ANSWER
|False
The |Windows |desktop |is |itself |a |folder. |- ANSWER |True
System |Information |can |be |useful |when |strange |error |messages |appear |during |startup. |-
|ANSWER |True
A(n) is |software |that |controls |a |computer. | - ANSWER |Operating |System
In |1986, was |introduced |and |quickly |became |the |most |popular |OS |among |IBM
|computers |and |IBM-compatible |computers |using |the |Intel |8086 |processors. |- ANSWER
|MS-DOS
A| interface |is |an |interface |that |uses |graphics |as |compared |to |a |command-driven
|interface. |- ANSWER |graphical |user
Vista |has |a |new |3D |user |interface |called |the | user | interface. | - ANSWER |aero
A(n) | is |a |low-end |inexpensive |laptop |with |a |small |9- |or |10-inch |screen |and |no |optical
|drive. |- ANSWER |netbook
, A| makes |it |possible |to |boot |a |computer |into |one |of |two |installed |OSs. |- ANSWER
|dual |boot
A(n) | is |the |portion |of |an |OS |that |relates |to |the |user |and |to |applications. |- ANSWER
|shell
The |OS | is |responsible | for | interacting | with | hardware. | - ANSWER |kernel
The | interface |between |the |subsystems |in |user |mode |and |the |HAL. |- ANSWER
|executive |services
A| is |a |single |task, |such |as |the |task |of |printing |a |file, |that |the |process |requests |from
|the |kernel. |- ANSWER |thread
The | is |normally |located |at |the |bottom |of |the |Windows |desktop, |displaying
|information |about |open |programs |and |providing |quick |access |to |others. |- ANSWER
|taskbar
The | is |usually |on |the |right |side |of |the |taskbar |and |displays |open |services. |-
|ANSWER |system |tray
A(n) | is |a |program |that |runs |in |the |background |to |support |or |serve |Windows |or |an
|application. |- ANSWER |...
A| is |one |or |more |characters |following |the |last |period |in |a |filename, |such |as |.exe,
.txt, |or |.avi. |- ANSWER |file |extension
The | dialog |box |in |Windows |Vista |appears |each |time |a |user |attempts |to |perform |an
|action |that |can |be |done |only |with |administrative |privileges. |- ANSWER |User |account
|control |(UAC)
