TestOut Unit 4

Disk cleaners, antivirus software, backup tools, and file compressors are which kind of system software?

• Utility Software

• Operating System

• Device Drivers

• Firmware

Which category of system software provides a platform for application software to run on?

• Utility Software

• Firmware

• Device Drivers

• Operating System

Which kind of system software tells the computer how to communicate with peripherals, such as a printer or scanner?

• Operating System

• Device drivers

• Utility software

• Firmware

Which kind of system software is preinstalled on electronic products like blenders, automobiles, and televisions?

• Firmware

• Operating System

• Device Drivers

• Utility Software

You recently purchased a new sound card and installed it in a free PCI slot in your computer. You plug in your old speakers, but you don't get any sound. You have checked all cable connections, and they are secure. You have also ensured that the speaker volume is appropriately adjusted and isn't muted. Which of the following BEST describes the next step you should perform?

• Replace the speakers.

• Check the vendor's website for an updated driver.

• Manually change the IRQ settings for the card.

• Replace your sound card.

As a member of the help desk administration team, you've been assigned to update the driver for the network adapter that is installed on most of the machines in your department. You have a copy of the latest driver on a USB flash drive. Which Windows utility will allow you to manually update this new driver?

• Network and Sharing Center

• Internet Properties

• Driver Manager

• Device Manager

Carrol purchased a new printer and attached it to her workstation with a USB cable. The printer is powered on, but the computer does not recognize the printer. Which of the following should Carrol do next to be able to send print jobs to the printer?

• Upgrade the firmware on the printer

• Check for operating system updates

• Connect the printer to the network instead of a USB cable

• Install the latest printer driver

Which component gets things running until the operating system takes over?

• Memory

• CPU

• Firmware

• BIOS

You need to test a version of macOS but only have a Windows computer. What technology could you use?

• Embedded OS

• Firmware/BIOS

• Virtualization

• Supercomputer

Which operating system function has a steeper learning curve and can potentially break the system without careful use of its operations?

• Service management

• Application management

• Command line interface (CLI)

• Graphical user interface (GUI)