Operating System Components Quiz

A ______ is a program that is not started by the user, but rather by the operating system when the system is started.

• Process

• Service

• Driver

• Utility

What is a service also called in a Linux operating system?

• Sudo

• Isserv

• Daemon

• None of the above

What is a process in computing?

• A small chip in computers and other electronic devices

• The instance of a computer program that is being executed by one or many threads

• A protocol set forth by IPSec to detail how an Internet application opens

• All of the above

______ are the software that allows the operating system to control devices that are attached to a system.

• Processes

• Services

• Drivers

• Utilities

What is utility software?

• Software that is meant to help the system

• Software that is built to benefit the user

• Software that requires a subscription service

• Software integrated in household appliances

Which of the following is a program that controls all of the background programs that a user does not see or control?

• Bkgd mngr

• Task Scheduling

• Program access

• Program control

What is Microsoft Windows desktop an example of?

• CLI

• GUI

• RVI

• DVI

What is MS-DOS an example of?

• CLI

• GUI

• RVI

• DVI

Which of the following would need a driver installed in order to work with the operating system?

• Keyboards

• Webcams

• Thumb Drives

• All of the above

Which of the following is an example of utility software?

• Task scheduling

• File compression

• Anti-viral software

• All of the above