1.
Two types of system software are ____.
A) application software and utility programs
B) Web browsers and application software
C) operating systems and utility programs
D) operating systems and Web browsers
| Points Earned: | 1.0/1.0 | |
| Correct Answer(s): | C | |
2.
During a cold boot on a personal computer, the POST (power-on self test) results are compared with data in a ____ chip.
A) CMOS
B) UNIX
C) BIOS
D) SCSI
| Points Earned: | 1.0/1.0 | |
| Correct Answer(s): | A | |
3.
With a ____, users interact with menus and visual images such as icons, buttons, and other objects to issue commands.
A) command-line interface
B) menu-driven interface
C) performance-monitor interface
D) graphical user interface (GUI)
| Points Earned: | 1.0/1.0 | |
| Correct Answer(s): | D | |
4.
With virtual memory, a ____ is the amount of data and program instructions that can swap at a given time.
A) log
B) page
C) spool
D) boot
| Points Earned: | 1.0/1.0 | |
| Correct Answer(s): | B | |
5.
____ is the process of encoding data and information into an unreadable form.
A) Encryption
B) Formatting
C) Transmission
D) Spooling
| Points Earned: | 1.0/1.0 | |
| Correct Answer(s): | A | |
6.
Windows Vista includes file managers called ____.
A) Viewers
B) Windows Explorer
C) Windows Controllers
D) Managers
| Points Earned: | 0.0/1.0 | |
| Correct Answer(s): | B | |
7.
Screen savers originally were developed to prevent a problem called ____, in which images could be permanently etched on a monitor’s screen.
A) thrashing
B) paging
C) ghosting
D) hacking
| Points Earned: | 1.0/1.0 | |
| Correct Answer(s): | C | |
8.
____ includes features from previous Apple computer operating systems, such as large photo-quality icons, built-in networking support, and enhanced speech recognition.
A) DOS
B) UNIX
C) Linux
D) Mac OS X
| Points Earned: | 1.0/1.0 | |
| Correct Answer(s): | D | |
9.
Like Linux, ____ is a multipurpose operating system because it is both a stand-alone and network operating system.
A) NetWare
B) UNIX
C) Mac OS X
D) Windows XP
| Points Earned: | 1.0/1.0 | |
| Correct Answer(s): | B | |
10.
____ is software that acts without a user’s knowledge and deliberately alters a computer’s operations.
A) Malware
B) A utility program
C) System software
D) A diagnostic program
| Points Earned: | 1.0/1.0 | |
| Correct Answer(s): | A | |
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