System Software Operating System Boot Process Files Misc

System Software – 100 The two basic types of computer software are application and _____ software system

System Software Utility programs are a part of System Software

System Software You can use _____ to restore your system’s setting to an earlier date when everything worked properly System Restore

System Software The Windows Utility program that arranges files on your hard drive in sequential order is called Disk Defragmenter

System Software The BIOS (basic input/output system) program is included in _____________ software system

Operating System – 100 The operating system is part of __________ software system

Operating System All computers require… an operating system

Operating System T/F Unix is a single-user, multitask operating system False

Operating System T/F The operating system manages the removal of spyware False

Operating System During virtual memory process, the OS moves data from RAM that have not been recently used to a temporary storage area on the hard drive called the ____ file swap (or page)

Boot Process – 100 What is the first step in the Boot Process? CPU activates BIOS

Boot Process What is the second step in the Boot Process? POST (power-on self-test)

Boot Process What is the third step in the Boot Process? OS loaded into RAM

Boot Process What is the fourth step in the Boot Process? Configurations and Customizations settings are checked

Boot Process BIOS is stored on a ____ chip. ROM

Files The location of a file is specified by its ____. file path

Files In Windows, which character is used as a path separator? Backslash (\)

Files C:\Documents\CINS 101\Term Project Is an example of a(n) File path

Files What is incorrect in the following file name: CINS 101 Term Project: Chili.docx the :

Files The process of replacing repeated patterns of letters with a shorter placeholder is called____________. file compression

Misc Microsoft Windows uses a ______ interface. graphical user

Misc Arranging separate windows so they sit next to each other on the screen is called… tiling

Misc Each device attached to your computer comes with a program called a ___ that facilitates communication between the device and the OS device driver

Misc T/F: PDAs can perform one task by one user at a time. True

Misc The ____ contains all the different configuration (settings) used by the OS and by other applications. registry