CGS2060 QUIZ 9 1 Which of the following is a private combination of characters associated with a user name that allows access to 2 certain computer resources Password Linux is a kind of software whose code is provided for use modification and redistribution What kind of software is this open source 3 Which of the following kinds of operating systems allow only one user to run one program or app at a time 4 Which file and disk management tool attempts to locate a file on your computer or mobile device based on Single user single tasking specified criteria Search 5 Where may an operating system reside in a mobile device Firmware 6 Which of the following is least likely to happen if problems are identified during startup the computer or device 7 The kernel remains in memory while the computer is running In this way the kernel is said to be which of the may restore itself to its default settings following Memory resident 8 Where do multiple documents line up in a printer Queue 9 Which of the following is a unique combination of characters such as letters of the alphabet and or numbers that identifies one specific user User name 10 Which of the following is the core of an operating system that maintains the computer s clock starts applications and assigns the computer s resources such as devices programs apps data and information Kernel 11 Which of the following is unlikely to be tested during the startup process Application files 12 With which of the following are users who shut down their computer or mobile device regularly least likely to be concerned Natural user interfacing 13 In this kind of memory the operating system allocates a portion of a storage medium usually the hard disk or a USB flash drive to function as additional RAM What kind of memory is this Virtual 14 What word is used with a type of media and usually means the media can be used to start the computer Live 15 Which of the following means the operating system automatically configures new devices as users install them Plug and Play 16 Which of the following is a vendor of antivirus software Norton 17 Which browser is included with the Mac OS Safari 18 Which of the following kinds of drives is the drive from which a personal computer starts Boot 19 Who can establish standard user accounts that allow alterations to security settings Administrators 20 Which of the following allows a computer or mobile device s processor to continue interpreting and executing instructions while a printer prints Spooling 21 Which of the following is a segment of memory or storage such as the disk in the accompanying figure in which items are placed while waiting to be transferred from an input device or to an output device Buffer 22 Which of the following regularly provides new features or corrections to a program Automatic update 23 A cross platform application is one that runs in what way the same on multiple operating systems 24 With which of the following do users interact with menus and visual images such as icons buttons and other objects to issue commands graphical user interface GUI 25 Which of the following has as its purpose the optimization of the use of random access memory RAM Memory management 26 What is the term for the process of swapping items between memory and storage Paging 27 Which of the following terms refer to an operation that the processor manages one example of which is sending data to the printer as shown in the accompanying figure Task 28 The latest version of the Macintosh operating system is a multitasking operating system available only for computers manufactured by Apple What is the name for this version Mac OSX 29 Which of the following do software makers provide to users who have registered and or activated their software Service pack 30 Which Windows resource offers additional applications for purchase Windows store 31 As illustrated in the accompanying figure which of the following processes sends documents to a buffer instead of sending them immediately to the printer Spooling 32 Networks servers mainframes and supercomputers allow hundreds to thousands of users to connect at the same time and thus their operating systems are referred to as which of the following Multiuser 33 Which of the following are shortcuts to an app or other content in Windows Tiles 34 Which of the following is NOT a desktop operating system Google Android 35 Which of the following is the process of starting or restarting a computer or mobile device Booting 36 Which of the following is NOT a wireless Internet connection DSL 37 When using the interface shown in the accompanying figure the set of instructions entered into a computer is called which of the following languages Command 38 Which of the following consists of one or more chips on the motherboard that hold items such as data and instructions while the processor interprets and executes them RAM 39 Embedded computers and some mobile devices often use which of the following kinds of operating system Single user single tasking 40 Which of the following is least likely to be the reason for an automatic update Providing decryption 41 In an interface like the one shown in the accompanying figure a user types commands or presses special keys on the keyboard such as function keys or key combinations to enter data and instructions What is the term for this kind of interface Command line interface
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