UNIT 21

______ 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 an OS no longer in widespread use, or that has been supplanted by an updated version of earlier technology such as Windows Vista. 

• A legacy OS

• A network OS

• A functional OS

• None

______ is a line of operating systems created by Apple Inc. It comes preloaded on all new Macintosh computers, or Macs.

• 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

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?

• 1GB

• 2GB

• 4GB

• 8GB

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

• data
• information
• instruction
• utility