Operating Systems

Which of the following kinds of software consists of the programs that control or maintain the operations of a computer and its devices?

• System
• Application
• Program
• Management

The operating system that a computer uses sometimes is called which of the following?

• Base 
• Platform
• Index
• Boot System

Which of the following is the process of starting or restarting a computer or mobile device?

• Booting
• Lauching 
• Loading
• Keying

Which of the following is a set of programs containing instructions that coordinate all the activities among computer hardware resources?

• Management System
• Disk Base System
• Operating System
• Boot System

With which of the following do users interact with menus and visual images such as icons, buttons, and other objects to issue commands?

• Graphical user interface (GUI)
• Menu-driven interface
• Performance-monitor interface
• Command-line interface

In an interface like the one shown in the accompanying picture, a user types commands or presses special keys on the keyboard (such as function keys or key combinations) to enter data and instructions. What is the term for this kind of interface?

• Command-line interface
• Menu-driven interface
• Performance-monitor interface
• Graphical user interface (GUI)

When using the interface shown in the accompanying figure, the set of instructions entered into a computer is called which of the following languages?

• Command
• Window
• Instructional
• Prompt

Networks, servers, mainframes, and supercomputers allow hundreds to thousands of users to connect at the same time, and thus their operating systems are referred to as which of the following?

• Single User
• Multiuser
• Multi processing
• Single processing

Which of the following consists of one or more chips on the motherboard that hold items such as data and instructions while the processor interprets and executes them?

• POST
• ROM
• RAM
• Basic Input Output System

In this kind of memory, the operating system allocates a portion of a storage medium, usually the hard disk or a USB flash drive, to function as additional RAM. What kind of memory is this?

• Performance
• Managed
• Device
• Virtual