Computer Operating Systems

Question 1

Choose all of the devices where an operating system can be found.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

mainframe and desktop computers; smartphones; embedded devices controlling robots

Question 2

Choose all of the items that represent functions of an operating system.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

manages peripheral hardware devices; runs software applications; manages user accounts and passwords; manages network connections; generates system error messages

Question 3

Choose all of the items that represent functions of the operating system kernel.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

memory management; process management; system input and output (I/O) management; file creation and management

Question 4

Early electronic computing devices were:

Revolt · Accepted Answer

manpower intensive.

Question 5

The operation of early electronic computing devices required:

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customer-produced helper program libraries.

Question 6

The popularity of the graphical user interface (GUI) on personal computers was spurred by the release of which computer:

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Apple Macintosh

Question 7

The early success of Microsoft was cemented by the release of which software product:

Revolt · Accepted Answer

MS-DOS for the IBM PC

Question 8

Choose all of the items that represent operating systems largely derived from UNIX.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

GNU/Linux; Mac OS X; BSD

Question 9

Compared with other PC operating systems, the Microsoft Windows operating systems:

Revolt · Accepted Answer

can run on a variety of hardware.

Question 10

Compared with other PC operating systems, the Linux-based operating systems:

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are free or very inexpensive.

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