Unit 21: Quiz 1

is a program that acts as an intermediary between a user of a computer and the computer hardware

• Windows OS

• Mac OS

• Operating system

• Android OS

______ is a line of operating systems created by Apple Inc.

• Windows OS

• Mac OS

• Operating system

• Android OS

The most widely used operating system for desktop and laptop computers. Developed by Microsoft for home and business computers.

• Windows OS

• Mac OS

• Operating system

• Android OS

______ is an open source operating system primarily used in mobile devices. Written primarily in Java and based on the Linux operating system.

• Windows OS

• Mac OS

• Operating system

• Android OS

______ is a family of open-source operating systems, which means they can be modified and distributed by anyone around the world.

• Windows OS

• Mac OS

• Linux

• Android OS

(Originally: Berkeley Software Distribution) refers to the particular version of the UNIX operating system that was developed at and distributed from the University of California at Berkeley

• Windows OS

• BSD

• Linux

• Android OS

Generically, open source refers to a program in which the source code is available to the general public for use and/or modification from its original design free of charge, like Linux not Unix

• Windows OS

• BSD

• Open source operating systems

• Android OS

A software license is a document that provides legally binding guidelines for the use and distribution of software.

• Licensing requirements

• Open source operating systems

• All options are correct

• All options are incorrect

When building a computer with a 32 bit processor, which of the following is the MAXIMUM amount of memory supported?

• 1 GB

• 2 GB

• 4 GB

• 8 GB

………… is/are the central component of most computer operating systems; it is a bridge between applications and the actual data processing done at the hardware level.

• CPU

• Motherboard

• Kernel

• Warm Booting