Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Exam 1 - CP155

You can buy a new license for Windows 9x/Me.

Answer: False


An operating system is responsible for storing files and folders on a secondary storage device using an organizational method called the file system.

Answer: True


The taskbar is normally located at the bottom of the Windows desktop, displaying information about open programs and providing quick access to others.

Answer: True


In Windows XP, My Computer and Windows Explorer are really the same tools with different names.
Answer: True


A(n) ____ is software that controls a computer.

Answer: operating system

____ was the operating system used by early versions of Windows, including Windows 3.1 and Windows 3.11.
Answer: DOS


____ offers a Recovery Console and a Command Prompt window where you use DOS-like commands.

Answer: Windows 2000/XP


Windows NT corrected many problems with ____.

Answer: None of the above



Windows 2000 is an upgrade of ____.

Answer: Windows NT


The recommended requirements to run Windows 2000 Professional include a ____ MHz Pentium-compatible processor.

Answer: 133


____ is an upgrade of Windows 2000.

Answer: Windows XP


Windows XP Professional requires a minimum of ____ MB of RAM.

Answer: 128


____ is code-named Longhorn.

Answer: Windows Vista


Linux is distributed by several different companies, whose versions of Linux are sometimes called ____.

Answer: distributions


Applications written to provide a GUI shell for Unix and Linux are called ____.

Answer: Windows


When a Mac is turned on, the ____ program is automatically launched and it provides the desktop.

Answer: Finder


Windows keeps some data in text files called ____ files.

Answer: initialization


When an OS is first executed, the initial screen that appears, together with its menus, commands, and icons, is called the _____.

Answer: desktop


A hard drive or floppy disk is composed of ____, which are concentric circles on the disk surface.

Answer: tracks


When each logical drive is formatted, a single directory table is placed on the drive called the ____.

Answer: root directory


Subdirectories are also known as ____.

Answer: folders


When you refer to a drive and directories that are pointing to the location of a file, as in C:\wp\data\myfile.txt, the drive and directories are called the ____ to the file.

Answer: path


The method of using the hard drive as though it were RAM is called ____.

Answer: virtual memory


____ on the desktop is an icon that points to a program you can execute, or to a file or folder.

Answer: shortcut



The ____ gives a graphical view of hardware devices configured under Windows and the resources and drivers they use.

Answer: Device Manager


Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.

1. DOS 5. Unix 9. desktop
2. Windows 2000 6. OS/2
3. Windows XP 7. shell
4. system tray 8. kernel

A. Located on the right side of the taskbar; displays icons for running services
B. An upgrade of Windows NT
C. Attempts to integrate Windows 9x/Me and 2000, while providing added support for multimedia and networking technologies
D. An interface on the computer screen
E. The portion of the operating system that relates to the user and to applications
F. Developed by IBM and Microsoft; less common for home desktop PCs, but used in certain types of networks
G. Responsible for interacting with hardware
H. The first operating system among IBM computers and IBM-compatible computers
I. A popular OS used to control networks and to support applications used on the Internet

Correct Answer: A:4, B:2, C:3, D:9, E:7, F:6, G:8, H:1, I:5

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