IT Essentials Chapter 5
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- 1.What controls almost all functions on a computer
- A.
Operating System
- B.
Hard Drive
- C.
Ram
- 2.What does the operating system install to be able to communicate with the hardware
- 3.What four basic functions do operating systems perform?
- A.
Control hardware access
- B.
Manage files and folders
- C.
Provide a user interface
- D.
Manage appalications
- E.
Communicates with the hard drive
- 4.What is a small program that instructs hardware called
- 5.How does the OS detect and install drivers for PnP?
- A.
Automatically
- B.
Cd ROM
- C.
Manually
- D.
USB
- 6.What are the four ommon modes of operation?
- A.
Real Mode
- B.
Protected mode
- C.
Compatability mode
- D.
Virtual real mode
- E.
Real virtual mode
- 7.What is a block ofrelated data that is given a single name and treated as a single unit?
- 8.What are sub directries called in windows?
- 9.What user interface does the user type at prompt?
- 10.What type of memory does the OS load an applicatin to?
- 11.What API guideline is a collectin of APs related t multimedia tasks for MS windws
- 12.How many programs can be executed at ne time when perating in real mode?
- A.
2
- B.
1
- C.
3
- D.
4
- E.
5
- 13.Whta type f memry is hard diskspace that is used to emulate RAM?
- 14.What are two types of operating systems?
- A.
Desktop
- B.
Networking
- C.
Towe
- D.
Mini
- 15.What operating is system is open source?
- 16.Is it cost effective to add more ram?
- 17.What network operating system uses a database called Active Directory?
- A.
Windows XP
- B.
Server 2003
- C.
Windows 7
- D.
Windows 98
- 18.What type of OS is Red Hat
- 19.What is usually the first partition?
- 20.Where can you find a hardware compatability list?
- A.
Manufacturers website
- B.
Internet
- C.
The local computer shop
- 21.What should you do to your cmputer when you sell it to somebody else?
- A.
Delete all your files
- B.
Perform a full backup
- C.
Replace the hard drive
- D.
Perfrm a clean installation of the operating system
- 22.During what phase can a hard drive be partitined?
- A.
After it has been formatted
- B.
When you get a new hard drive
- C.
When you install a new OS
- 23.What partition is used by the OS to boot the computer
- A.
Logical partition
- B.
Dos Partitin
- C.
Active partition
- D.
Extended partitin
- 24.What is the smallest unit of spaceused for storing data?
- A.
512b
- B.
512mb
- C.
512MB
- 25.What type of installation of the OStreats the hard drive as if it were brand new
- A.
Repair
- B.
Clean
- C.
Update
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