A+ Review Quizzes Ch2

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Question text An operating system manages hardware, runs applications, provides an interface for users, and stores, retrieves, and manipulates files. Select one: True False Feedback The correct answer is 'True'.
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Question text Current versions of Windows use DOS as the operating system Select one: True False Feedback The correct answer is 'False'.
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Question text 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. Select one: True False Feedback The correct answer is 'False'.
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Question text The Windows desktop is itself a folder. Select one: True False Feedback The correct answer is 'True'.
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Question text System Information can be useful when strange error messages appear during startup. Select one:

True False Feedback The correct answer is 'True'.

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Question text A(n) ____ is software that controls a computer. Select one: a. application b. operating system c. interface routine d. ROM routine Feedback The correct answer is: operating system.
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Question text In 1986, ____ was introduced and quickly became the most popular OS among IBM computers and IBMcompatible computers using the Intel 8086 processors. Select one: a. MS-DOS b. Windows c. OS/2 d. CP/M Feedback

The correct answer is: MS-DOS.

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Question text A ____ interface is an interface that uses graphics as compared to a command-driven interface. Select one: a. text b. menu-based c. common user d. graphical user Feedback The correct answer is: graphical user.
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Question text Vista has a new 3D user interface called the ____ user interface. Select one: a. Glass b. Aero c. Air d. Shield Feedback The correct answer is: Aero.
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Question text A(n) ____ is a low-end inexpensive laptop with a small 9- or 10-inch screen and no optical drive. Select one: a. nettop b. netbook c. Internet station d. ultralite Feedback The correct answer is: netbook.
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Question text A ____ makes it possible to boot a computer into one of two installed OSs. Select one: a. hypervisor b. virtualization layer c. dual boot d. quick boot Feedback The correct answer is: dual boot.
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Question text A(n) ____ is the portion of an OS that relates to the user and to applications. Select one: a. hypervisor b. interpreter c. GUI d. shell Feedback The correct answer is: shell.
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Question text The OS ____ is responsible for interacting with hardware. Select one: a. kernel b. abstraction layer c. driver layer d. ring Feedback The correct answer is: kernel.
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Question text The ____ interface between the subsystems in user mode and the HAL. Select one: a. application

b. executive services c. primitive d. non-privileged services Feedback The correct answer is: executive services.
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Question text A ____ is a single task, such as the task of printing a file, that the process requests from the kernel. Select one: a. fiber b. bundle c. process d. thread Feedback The correct answer is: thread.
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Question text ____ are small programs stored on the hard drive that tell the computer how to communicate with a specific hardware device such as a printer, network card, or modem. Select one: a. Abstraction layer b. Device drivers c. BIOS d. Input routines Feedback

The correct answer is: Device drivers.

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Question text The ____ is normally located at the bottom of the Windows desktop, displaying information about open programs and providing quick access to others. Select one: a. taskbar b. Windows button c. menu bar d. task ribbon Feedback The correct answer is: taskbar.
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Question text The ____ is usually on the right side of the taskbar and displays open services. Select one: a. status tray b. display area c. system tray d. identification area Feedback The correct answer is: system tray.
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Question text A(n) ____ is a program that runs in the background to support or serve Windows or an application. Select one: a. interface b. slave c. daemon d. service Feedback The correct answer is: service.
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Question text A ____ is one or more characters following the last period in a filename, such as .exe, .txt, or .avi. Select one: a. filename b. file extension c. file version d. file type Feedback The correct answer is: file extension.
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Question text The ____ dialog box in Windows Vista appears each time a user attempts to perform an action that can be done only with administrative privileges. Select one: a. User Account Confirmation b. User Account Control c. User Access Control d. User Access Confirmation Feedback The correct answer is: User Account Control.
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Question text Windows identifies file types primarily by the ____. Select one: a. file contents b. resource fork c. file extension d. companion stream Feedback The correct answer is: file extension.
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Question text Windows offers two ways to sync files: ____. Select one:

a. Briefcase and Offline Files b. Network Neighborhood and Offline Files c. Synchronization Tasks and Online Files d. Briefcase and Synchronization layer Feedback The correct answer is: Briefcase and Offline Files.
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Question text From the ____ window, you can change the read-only, hidden, archive, and indexing attributes of the file. Select one: a. Open b. Attributes c. Status d. Properties Feedback The correct answer is: Properties.
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Question text A(n) ____ is a list of items that is used to speed up a search. Select one: a. database b. index c. shortcut d. block

Feedback The correct answer is: index.

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Question text An applet has a ____ file extension. Select one: a. .ctl b. .crl c. .cpl d. .app Feedback The correct answer is: .cpl.
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The initial screen that is displayed when an OS has a GUI interface loaded A major update or fix to an OS occasionally released by Microsoft Minor updates or fixes that are released frequently Older hardware and software An environment created by software that works as though it is a standalone computer system

Desktop

Service pack

Patches

Legacy

Virtual machine

Contains the child folder Creates a folder with a .zip extension Creates a folder that can be used to sync up files in this folder with its corresponding folder on another computer Properties assigned to a file
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Parent folder

Compressed folder

Briefcase

File attributes

The correct answer is: The initial screen that is displayed when an OS has a GUI interface loaded Desktop, A major update or fix to an OS occasionally released by Microsoft Service pack, Minor updates or fixes that are released frequently Patches, Older hardware and software Legacy, An environment created by software that works as though it is a standalone computer system Virtual machine, Contains the child folder Parent folder, Creates a folder with a .zip extension Compressed folder, Creates a folder that can be used to sync up files in this folder with its corresponding folder on another computer Briefcase, Properties assigned to a file File attributes.