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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a task that the operating system is NOT responsible for?
Manages hardware such as a mouse.
Keeps track of files and folders.
Supplies power to peripherals such as a printer.
Secures the computer with user accounts and passwords.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is most commonly considered a mobile OS?
Apple Macintosh
Android
Microsoft Windows
Linux
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which type of operating system is permanently programmed into a hardware device?
Embedded OS
Firmware
Mobile OS
Hypervisor
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which is the most popular mobile OS out of the choices below?
Chrome OS
Blackberry
Windows Phone
Android
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is a server OS used for?
Handling requests and supplying responses.
Running multiple operating systems on a computer system.
Performing one task, such as in an STM machine.
Running a permanent system, like the timing controls in a washing machine.
- 6. Multiple Choice
True or False: Volatile storage is available only while the system is on and disappears when the system is turned off.
True
False
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which is an example of volatile storage?
Hard Drive
Flash Drive
RAM
SD Card
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which storage option(s) require an Internet connection?
Local Storage
Cloud Storage
Local Network Storage
Local Network Storage and Cloud Storage
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which storage system(s) are scalable?
NAS systems only
NAS systems and File Servers
File Servers only
Hard Drives
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which storage option or system is not designed for the sharing of storage between computers?
Local Network Storage
Cloud Storage
File Servers
Local Storage
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is true about a hard drive?
They run silently and are more durable than hard drives.
They are more expensive than hard drives.
They use rapidly rotating disks to store and retrieve digital information.
They are fast access storage devices.
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is the purpose of the central processing unit (CPU)?
It is the core component of a device that accepts and executes instructions.
It finds the drive that has the operating system.
It distributes power to all the other components in the computer.
It is the fast access storage device used in computers.
- 13. Multiple Choice
The circuit board with ports and sockets that makes the connections for the main devices of a computer.
motherboard
BIOS
RAM
SSD
- 14. Multiple Choice
This finds the drive that has the operating system and sets the processor and memory speeds.
motherboard
BIOS (firmware)
RAM
SSD
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is one way you can customize your computer to help speed it up?
Increase the amount of RAM
Change out the CPU
Unplug the motherboard
Change the SSD to a hard drive.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Choose the common characteristics of all computers.
input
storage
processing
output
internet
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which is the input device?
microphone
speakers
printer
CPU
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which is the processing device?
microphone
speakers
printer
CPU
- 19. Multiple Choice
Volatile (lost with no power) and non-volatile (not lost with no power) are examples of ...
input
storage
processing
output
- 20. Multiple Choice
Output can be ... (check all that apply)
text
graphics
tactile (you can feel it)
audio
video
- 21. Multiple Choice
Productivity Software is software that...
runs word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, web browser software
runs email, conferencing, instant messaging, online workspace, document sharing software
runs database, project management, accounting software
- 22. Multiple Choice
Collaboration Software is software that...
runs word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, web browser software
runs email, conferencing, instant messaging, online workspace, document sharing software
runs database, project management, accounting software
- 23. Multiple Choice
Business Software is software that...
runs word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, web browser software
runs email, conferencing, instant messaging, online workspace, document sharing software
runs database, project management, accounting software
- 24. Multiple Choice
Software is also known as an application.
True
False
- 25. Open Ended
What is the difference between cross platform and single platform applications? What is more popular today?
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