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Test Bank For Survey of Operating Systems, 7th Edition Jane Holcombe and Charles Holcombe Chapter 1-12 Chapter 1 Introduction to Operating Systems True/False Questions [Question] Smartphones generally have larger screens than tablets. Answer: False Feedback: Increasingly, fewer distinctions exist between smartphones and tablet, but the majority of new smartphones do not have screens that approach the size of those on tablets. Page: 4 Difficulty: Easy [Question] A computer that provides services to other computers over a network is a client. Answer: False Feedback: A computer that provides services is a server; it “serves” its clients running on other computers. Page: 3 Difficulty: Medium [Question] A microcomputer is a computer built around a microprocessor. Answer: True Feedback: Essentially all commonly used computers today are microcomputers. Page: 2 Difficulty: Easy [Question] The Apple Mac computer, running the Mac OS System 1 was the first commercially available computer with a graphical user interface. Answer: False Feedback: An Apple computer model named Lisa predated the Mac by two years and was the first commercially available computer with a GUI. Page: 14 Difficulty: Medium [Question] The most controversial changes to the desktop in Windows 8 were to the GUI. Answer: True Feedback: The Windows 8 GUI was modeled on the Metro GUI introduced in Windows Phone 7.5.

Page: 24 Difficulty: Medium [Question] The same security threats that attack other computers target mobile devices. Answer: True Feedback: Like modern desktop OSs, mobile OSs are targeted by security threats and have many built-in security features. Page: 32 Difficulty: Medium [Question] Windows NT was a version of Windows that included a graphical interface on top of a DOS kernel. Answer: False Feedback: Windows NT was an entirely new operating system with a new kernel. Page: 20 Difficulty: Medium [Question] The native user interface of Linux is a command-line interface. Answer: True Feedback: Although native user interface for Linux is a CLI, Many distributions of Linux include a GUI shell. Page: 28 Difficulty: Easy [Question] Storage on a mobile device is usually an SSD. Answer: True Feedback: Mobile devices are designed for portability, requiring lightweight components, such as SSD storage. Page: 29 Difficulty: Medium [Question] Today’s macOS versions run on the same kernel used in the 1990s in Mac OS 9. Answer: False Feedback: Beginning with Mac OS X, and continuing to macOS, the OS is entirely different from Mac OS 9, and it is built on a UNIX kernel. Page: 28 Difficulty: Medium

Multiple Choice Questions

[Question] This type of small integrated circuit is central to a desktop computer, performing the processing for the computer. A. RAM B. ROM BIOS C. motherboard D. microprocessor Answer: D Feedback: A microprocessor is also known as the central processing unit (CPU). Page: 2 Difficulty: Medium [Question] This is the central circuit board of a computer. A. memory B. motherboard C. ROM BIOS D. video adapter Answer: B Feedback: The memory, ROM BIOS, microprocessor, and (often) the video adapter are on the motherboard. Page: 2 Difficulty: Medium [Question] Of the mobile OSs discussed in this chapter, which one is legally installed only on devices from a single manufacturer? A. iOS B. Android C. Windows 11 D. Linux Answer: A Feedback: Apple installs iOS on their devices, and they do not license it to other manufacturers. Page: 31 Difficulty: Easy [Question] Which of the following choices is the Google OS installed by manufacturers on certain laptops, desktops, and tablet computers? A. UNIX B. iOS C. Linux D. Chrome OS Answer: D

Feedback: The Google Chrome OS is installed by manufacturers on Chromebook laptops and Chromebox desktops. Page: 29 Difficulty: Medium [Question] The user communicates with the OS through this software layer. A. job management B. user interface C. device management D. video adapter Answer: B Feedback: This is one of the functions of an operating system. Page: 5 Difficulty: Medium [Question] What OS function controls the focus (where the OS’s attention is at any given moment) and allows the user to move the focus from one application to another as the user brings each in turn to the foreground? A. user interface B. device management C. memory management D. task management Answer: D Feedback: This function gives the attention of the computer’s resources to each task as needed. Page: 6 Difficulty: Difficult [Question] Six years after Microsoft released a version of Windows that many thought would be the last named version, they announced this new version that includes significant security requirements. A. Windows XP B. Windows 10 C. Windows Vista D. Windows 11 Answer: D Feedback: Because of its hardware-level security requirements, this is the most secure version of Windows. Page: 26 Difficulty: Medium [Question]

What common mobile OS feature is important for people who want to access the same data across all their devices? A. acceleration B. updates C. synchronization D. touch screen Answer: C Feedback: Keep your data files up-to-date across all your computing devices with synchronization. Page: 32 Difficulty: Medium [Question] On a mobile device, the operating system resides in firmware, and is therefore, a/an ______________ OS. A. single-use/multitasking B. multiuser/multitasking C. embedded D. GUI Answer: C Feedback: Although a mobile OS is stored in firmware, it can still be updated as needed. Page: 4 Difficulty: Medium [Question] Use one of these popular mobile devices for cellular voice communications, browsing the Internet, managing email, and many other functions. A. PC B. laptop C. MacBook D. smartphone. Answer: D Feedback: Smartphones are often used for tasks that previously required a desktop computer. Page: 4 Difficulty: Easy [Question] What term is used in an OS GUI to describe a specialized file that contains information about the locations of other files? A. partition B. folder C. file allocation table D. sector Answer: B Feedback: The icon that represents a folder resembles the traditional manilla card stock file folder used to organize documents in a file cabinet.

Page: 7 Difficulty: Easy [Question] Save money on your data plan by using this type of connection to access the Internet whenever possible. A. Bluetooth B. cellular C. Ethernet D. Wi-Fi Answer: D Feedback: Connect to the Internet through a Wi-Fi hotspot and save on cellular costs. Page: 31 Difficulty: Medium [Question] Although this OS predates microcomputers, today a wide variety of computer platforms still use recent versions. A. UNIX B. macOS C. Windows D. DOS Answer: A Feedback: Bell Labs started work on this OS in 1969, and it is still in use today on servers and other systems. Page: 10 Difficulty: Medium [Question] What version of UNIX came out of a California university, and carries the name of that campus? A. AIX B. HP/UX C. BSD D. Solaris Answer: C Feedback: This version of UNIX originated at the Berkeley campus of the University of California. Page: 11 Difficulty: Difficult [Question] This acronym describes the networking of devices that are not thought of as computing devices but contain microcomputers to control their functions. A. IC B. UEFI

C. SoC D. IoT Answer: D Feedback: The non-computer “things” now connected to networks includes kitchen appliances, thermostats, utility meters, components in automobiles, light bulbs, and industrial control devices: the Internet of Things (IoT). Page: 5 Difficulty: Medium [Question] This early microcomputer predated the Apple II computer. A. Commodore PET B. MITS Altair C. Lisa D. IBM PC Answer: B Feedback: Popular Electronics features this computer in a cover story in 1965; the input was via switches, and the output consisted of blinking lights. Page: 9 Difficulty: Medium [Question] This application program was considered the killer app for the Apple II computer. A. Lotus 1-2-3 B. Microsoft BASIC C. VisiCalc D. CP/M Answer: C Feedback: VisiCalc was the first widely successful spreadsheet application. Page: 13 Difficulty: Difficult [Question] What application program was the killer app that helped make the IBM PC successful in the 1980s? A. Lotus 1-2-3 B. Microsoft BASIC C. VisiCalc D. CP/M Answer: A Feedback: This spreadsheet application ran on DOS and was introduced in 1983. Page: 16 Difficulty: Medium [Question] What was the first Apple computer with a GUI OS?

A. Lisa B. Apple I C. iMac D. Apple II Answer: A Feedback: This computer was not a commercial success because it lacked applications; it was overshadowed by another Apple computer that was released two years later. Page: 14 Difficulty: Medium [Question] This OS was jointly developed by Microsoft and IBM. A. PC DOS B. MS-DOS C. OS/2 D. Warp Answer: C Feedback: Microsoft and IBM introduced this operating system in 1987. Page: 16 Difficulty: Difficult [Question] Introduced in 2021, this OS could not install on many older computers because it required hardware-level security features not supported by many existing computers. A. Windows 10 B. Windows 11 C. Windows NT D. Windows 8.1 Answer: B Feedback: This version of Windows also included changes to the appearance of the desktop. Page: 27 Difficulty: Easy [Question] What is the name of Google’s mobile operating system, used on smartphones and tablets from many manufacturers? A. Chrome OS B. iOS C. Chrome D. Android Answer: D Feedback: Google licenses its mobile OS for free. Page: 30 Difficulty: Easy [Question]

Feedback: A hive is a file that contains a hierarchy of registry keys and is also a part of the permanent registry. Page: 171 Difficulty: Difficult [Question] When using Regedit you select a key on the left; what is visible in the contents pane on the right. A. subkey B. value entries C. data type D. active key Answer: B Feedback: When you select a key on the left in Regedit it becomes the active key and the value entries for that key appear in the contents pane on the right. Page: 173 Difficulty: Medium [Question] What Windows 10 feature examines each of the system files required for the boot process before each file can be loaded into memory? A. Trusted Boot B. ELAM C. Fast Boot D. Secure Boot Answer: A Feedback: Trusted Boot examines each system file required for the boot process before it loads into memory to ensure that the system files have not been altered. Page: 181 Difficulty: Medium [Question] This UEFI firmware feature loads only trusted operating system bootloaders. A. Trusted Boot B. ELAM C. Fast Boot D. Secure Boot Answer: D Feedback: Secure Boot is the UEFI firmware feature that loads only trusted operating system bootloaders. Page: 180 Difficulty: difficult [Question] What is the full name of the MSCONFIG utility? A. Windows Memory Diagnostic B. Safe Mode C. Microsoft Console D. System Configuration Answer: D Feedback: The full name of the MSCONFIG utility is System Configuration. Page: 198 Difficulty: Medium [Question]

What Windows 10 feature brings the hibernated system session from a Hybrid Shutdown out of hibernation to speed up Windows startup? A. Trusted Boot B. ELAM C. Fast Boot D. Secure Boot Answer: C Feedback: Fast Boot brings the hibernated system session from a Hybrid Shutdown out of hibernation to speed up Windows startup. Page: 181 Difficulty: Medium [Question] Which of these registry hive files is saved in a folder named config? Select all that apply? A. BCD B. software C. system D. ntuser.dat Answer: B and C Feedback: The software and system registry hive files are saved in the config folder. Page: 171 Difficulty: Difficult [Question] Which of these registry hive files is saved in the Boot folder in the hidden system partition? Select all that apply. A. BCD B. software C. system D. ntuser.dat Answer: A Feedback: The BCD (Boot Configuration Database)file is saved in the Boot folder in the hidden system partition. Page: 171 Difficulty: Difficult [Question] Use this feature of Device Manager when an updated device driver causes problems. A. Disable B. Update Driver C. Roll Back Driver D. Uninstall Answer: C Feedback: Use the Roll Back feature of Device Manager when an updated device driver causes problems. Page: 189 Difficulty: Hard [Question] If your computer shows symptoms of instability, what simple solution should you try first? A. restart B. Enable Boot Logging C. Safe Mode D. Reset this PC