Computers Inside and Out: Operating System Vocabulary

What is the large program that controls how the CPU communicates with the hardware components?

• Operating System

• Control Panel

• CPU

• DOS

Any computer that is easy to operate is called

• graphics

• user-friendly

• Mac

• PC

The most common operating system for PCs is

• Windows

• Linux

• HP

• Mac

The essential part of the operating system is stored here

• Hard drive

• Flash drive

• ROM

• Floppy disk

The important, but non-essential parts of the operating system are stored here

• hard drive

• flash drive

• ROM

• floppy disk

GUI helps the user to navigate within the computer by using

• graphics.

• text.

• sound.

• None of the above

Which of the following is a MAC OS?

• System 8

• Windows 2000

Which of the following is NOT used on PCs?

• Mac OS 10

• Windows Vista

• WIndows 95

• Windows 10

Which of the following software is NOT an operating system for computers?

• Mac OS 10

• Linux

• Chrome OS

• Microsoft Explorer