Module 4: Using System Software

A computer can run application software without system software.

• True

• False

Every computer has an operating system.

• True

• False

Which of the following is a proprietary (not free, not open source) operating system for desktop & laptop computers?

• Android

• Windows

• iOS

• Linux

The location of a file is specified by its what?

• file type

• drive identifier

• file extension

• file path

The _____________ of the operating system enables the users to communicate with the computer system.

• modem

• user interface

• network adapter card

• window

Select the three major types of user interfaces.

• application programming interface (API)

• command-driven

• menu-driven

• graphical user interface (GUI)

The MAC operating system was the first commercially available OS to incorporate what?

• networking

• point & click technology

• sound

• color graphics

On Windows, what can you use to check a non-responsive program?

• system restore

• backup utility

• task manager

• error-checking

Which utility temporarily removes redundancies in a file to reduce the file size?

• error-checking

• disk cleanup

• disk defragmenter

• file compression

Using hard disk space to temporarily store data or instructions from RAM is referred to as what?

• virtual memory

• spool

• interrupt sequencer

• compressor