Operating System

Software is a series of ____________ that tells a computer what tasks to perform and how to perform them.

• data
• information
• instruction
• utility

________________programs that control or maintain the operations of the computer and its devices.

• Software
• System Software
• Application software
• Utility program

Function of system software is to serve as the _________ between the user, the application software, and the computer’s hardware

• interface
• program
• application
• server

____________a set of programs containing instructions that work together to coordinate all the activities among computer hardware resources

• Operating system
• System Software
• Application software
• Utility program

_____________is a type of system software allows that allow a user to perform  maintenance-type tasks

• Operating system
• System Software
• Application software
• Utility program

________ is a complete operating system that works on a desktop computer, notebook computer, or mobile computing device.

• Stand-alone OS
• Server OS
• Mobile OS
• Free OS

________ is an operating system that is designed specifically to support a network.

• Stand-alone OS
• Server OS
• Mobile OS
• Free OS

________ is an embedded operating system resides on a ROM chip on a mobile device or consumer electronic device.

• Stand-alone OS
• Server OS
• Mobile OS
• Free OS

The picture shows a type of user interface as a function of operating system

• Command Line
• Graphical user interface

The term OS is short for?

• Apple

• Operating Software

• Operating System

• Overload System