XII Federal Operating system flashcard

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What is an Operating System?

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A type of software that manages computer resources.

Answer explanation

An Operating System is a type of software that manages computer resources, making it the correct choice among the options provided.

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Which of the following is NOT an Operating System? Windows, UNIX, Python, Linux

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Python

Answer explanation

Python is NOT an Operating System, it is a programming language. Windows, UNIX, and Linux are examples of Operating Systems.

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What is a program that manages the computer hardware and provides a basis for application programs, acting as an intermediary between the computer user and computer hardware?

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Operating System

Answer explanation

The correct choice is Operating System because it manages computer hardware, provides a basis for application programs, and acts as an intermediary between the computer user and hardware.

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What are the main goals of operating system?

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Convenience and Efficiency

Answer explanation

The main goals of an operating system are convenience and efficiency, not reliability and affordability or speed and stability.

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What type of interface allows users to interact with electronic devices through icons and visual indicators instead of text-based?

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Graphical User Interface

Answer explanation

Graphical User Interface allows users to interact with electronic devices through icons and visual indicators, making it the correct choice.

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Which of the following operating system designed for a corporate environment serving multiple users with a wide range of needs? Network Operating System, Desktop Operating System

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Network Operating System

Answer explanation

In a corporate environment serving multiple users with diverse needs, a Network Operating System is designed to manage resources, users, and data across a network, making it the correct choice.

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It is a mobile operating system created and developed by Apple Inc. exclusively for its hardware.

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IOS

Answer explanation

The correct choice is IOS because it is a mobile operating system developed by Apple Inc. exclusively for its hardware.

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What is the smallest unit of data in a computer?

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Bit

Answer explanation

The smallest unit of data in a computer is a bit, which represents a binary digit (0 or 1).

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what software that is used to run a hardware?

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Device Driver

Answer explanation

Device Driver is the software used to run a hardware by enabling communication between the hardware and the operating system.

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--------------------in an operating system, is allowing a user to perform more than one computer task.

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Multitasking

Answer explanation

In an operating system, multitasking is allowing a user to perform more than one computer task.