Multiple Choice Questions

All of the following are examples of network operating systems EXCEPT ________.
  • Desktop
  • MS-DOS
  • :
  • OneDrive
Mac OS X includes a backup utility called ________.
  • Mavericks
  • inventory.xlsx
  • Time Machine
  • file path
The ________ of the operating system enables users to communicate with the computer system.
  • file path
  • True
  • user interface
  • ROM
All of the following are terms related to part of the boot process EXCEPT ________.
  • False
  • MS-DOS
  • USB
  • :
Which operating system is used by most desktop and laptop computers?
  • True
  • Windows
  • user interface
  • Apple
File names in Windows are case-sensitive.
  • True
  • Mavericks
  • False
  • bugs
Windows 8 has a new interface that is optimized for touch-screen devices.
  • True
  • OneDrive
  • Trash
  • path
Deleted files on a Mac computer are moved to the ________.
  • Trash
  • True
  • False
  • path
You can use System Restore to restore your system's settings back to a specific date when everything was working properly.
  • user interface
  • True
  • Apple
  • ROM
UNIX was developed by Ken Thompson and Dennis Richie, who worked at ________.
  • AT&T's Bell Labs
  • user interface
  • False
  • True
Which of the following is the name of a Microsoft Excel file?
  • inventory.xlsx
  • Android and iOS
  • Disk Defragmenter
  • The BIOS is activated by turning on the computer
Using hard disk space to temporarily store data or instructions from RAM is referred to as ________.
  • Android and iOS
  • virtual memory
  • Disk Defragmenter
  • File Compression
OS X is the operating system developed by ________.
  • ROM
  • Apple
  • user interface
  • Windows
Errors in computer software are called ________.
  • True
  • bugs
  • Trash
  • False
CMOS is a special kind of memory that uses a great deal of power.
  • path
  • bugs
  • False
  • True
Most supercomputers use the ________ operating system.
  • True
  • False
  • file path
  • Linux
Which of the following Windows utility programs arranges pieces of files on your hard drive to allow for faster access?
  • Task Manager
  • Disk Defragmenter
  • inventory.xlsx
  • Desktop
The location of a file is specified by its ________.
  • Mavericks
  • Time Machine
  • file path
  • Desktop
Each device attached to your computer comes with a special program called a(n) ________ that enables the device and operating system to communicate with each other.
  • Disk Defragmenter
  • Android and iOS
  • Time Machine
  • device driver
Windows 8 uses a(n) ________ account for easy access and storage of online files.
  • MS-DOS
  • True
  • False
  • OneDrive
About 90% of desktop and laptop computers run some version of Windows.
  • False
  • Linux
  • path
  • True
Which of the following is NOT a Windows utility program?
  • The BIOS is activated by turning on the computer
  • Desktop
  • inventory.xlsx
  • MS-DOS
You can return to the Start screen in Windows 8 by pressing the Windows key on the computer keyboard.
  • False
  • path
  • Trash
  • True
The two major types of system software programs are utility programs and the ________.
  • Details
  • operating system
  • Google and Apple
  • user interface
C: denotes a ________ directory that is at the top of the filing structure of a computer.
  • USB
  • True
  • root
  • path
Most smartphones use operating systems developed by ________.
  • operating system
  • Google and Apple
  • Details
  • AT&T's Bell Labs
All of the following can be used in an OS X file name EXCEPT ________.
  • USB
  • MS-DOS
  • Android and iOS
  • :
A personal computer can only have one operating system installed on it.
  • True
  • bugs
  • Linux
  • False
The basic input/output system (BIOS) is stored on a ________ chip.
  • Windows
  • ROM
  • user interface
  • True
Every computer has an operating system.
  • True
  • bugs
  • Trash
  • False
Windows 7's File Explorer has been replaced by Windows 8's Windows Explorer.
  • True
  • AT&T's Bell Labs
  • False
  • Google and Apple
Gaming consoles, such as Xbox 360 and iPods, do not need an operating system.
  • False
  • Trash
  • path
  • True
When using Windows 8 File Explorer, which view provides the most information at a glance?
  • Google and Apple
  • OneDrive
  • Details
  • False
The High Contrast accessibility feature enables you to select a color scheme setting in which you control the contrast between text and background.
  • False
  • path
  • Linux
  • True
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