Pearson 1CP2 - 3.2 - Operating Systems

Pearson 1CP2 - 3.2 - Operating Systems

Assessment

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Computers

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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Kenneth Li

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which category of software is a program that controls and manages the hardware and all other software on a computer and provides an interface for liveware (users)?

Back

Operating System

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What type of software includes programs or apps designed for end users, such as a web browser, a spreadsheet, a console game, an email client or a payroll application?

Back

Application Software

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What type of software includes programs that add functionality to a computer system or improve its performance in some way, such as disk repair, compression or anti-malware?

Back

Utilities

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are the four main roles of an operating system?

Back

Process management, peripheral management, file system management, and user management

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

In an operating system, what does each file have so it is easy to locate?

Back

Unique path or address

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Directories (folders), within a file system, are often referred to as what?

Back

nodes

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Because each file in a system has its own unique path, what does this allow us to do?

Back

Use the same filename more than once

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