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Applied Computing focuses on the practical application of computer science principles and computational techniques to solve real-world problems across various domains. This course covers fundamental topics such as programming, algorithms, databases, and software engineering, while emphasizing hands-on projects and case studies drawn from industry, science, business, and healthcare. Students will learn to design, implement, and evaluate computing solutions using modern tools and frameworks, preparing them to address technological challenges and contribute effectively in multidisciplinary teams.
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Guide to Operating Systems 4th Edition by Michael Palmer
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Chapter 1: Operating System Theory
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Q1) programming features in an operating system that programmers can use to interface to other systems
A)application programming interface
B)batch processing
C)device driver
D)kernel
E)power-on self test
F)resource managers
G)shell
H)supercomputer
I)task switching
J)time-sharing system
Answer: A
Q2) Most modern operating systems use cooperative multitasking.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The _____________ communicates with the BIOS,device drivers,resource managers,and APIs to coordinate operating system functions.
Answer: kernel
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Chapter 2: Popular Operating Systems
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Q1) What component of a Linux/Unix OS functions similar to a MS-DOS command prompt?
A) X Window
B) Gnome
C) shell
D) NFS
Answer: C
Q2) Describe Active Directory - what it is,what it contains,and how it is organized.
Answer: Active Directory is a database that is used to store information about resources such as user accounts,computers,and printers. It groups resources at different levels (hierarchies)for local and universal management.Active Directory also provides a centralized means to quickly find a specific resource through indexing.
Q3) A technique in which two or more servers are linked to equally share the server processor load is called _______________.
Answer: clustering
Q4) Mac OS X allows multiple users to access the OS in their own workspaces.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Operating System Hardware Components
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Q1) The address bus almost always runs faster than the external clock speed of the CPU.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The ability of a single EPIC processor to perform the instructions in an instruction group simultaneously is ______________ operation.
Answer: parallel
Q3) an internal communications pathway for memory reads and writes
A)CISC
B)external clock speed
C)data bus
D)address bus
E)core
F)hyper-threading
G)control bus
H)instruction set
I)RISC
J)execution-based cache
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: File Systems
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Q1) What command can you use to make the file named private.txt read-only?
A) set private.txt read-only
B) attrib +r private.txt
C) format -read-only private.txt
D) status -r private.txt
Q2) If you have a Windows computer with three hard drives,each with three partitions,what drive letter is assigned to the third partition on the third hard drive?
A) j
B) i
C) k
D) h
Q3) One of the tasks of a file system is to secure the information contained in user's files.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In Mac OS,what is the catalog b-tree?
Q5) Describe the problem that occurs when a disk becomes fragmented.
Q6) On Mac OS X 10.5,_______________ indexes files and allows you to search by typing in the first few letters of the file name.
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Chapter 5: Installing and Upgrading Operating Systems
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Q1) Describe the difference between a clean installation and an upgrade installation.
Q2) Which task is an unnecessary step in preparing to upgrade a computer to a new OS version?
A) do performance benchmarks with the current OS
B) make sure you have all the device drivers for the new OS
C) record custom software settings
D) verify application compatibility
Q3) You manage a medium size network of about 50 computers and 5 Windows Server 2008 servers. Your computers all run Windows XP and you are planning to upgrade to Windows 7. What role service on Windows Server 2008 can help you with this operation?
Q4) Modern OSs use _________ to configure settings on devices without user intervention.
Q5) Which of the following statements is true about the Linux OS?
A) all Linux distributions are free open source software
B) most Linux distributions can be used as either a desktop or server OS
C) configuration files are always preserved during an upgrade
D) it comes with a desktop system called Aero
Q6) Why is training an important consideration when upgrading to a new OS?
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Chapter 6: Configuring Input and Output Devices
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Q1) You need to install a new sound card for a colleague's computer. Which of the following does NOT represent a typical method for installing the driver on a Windows system?
A) PnP
B) Add Hardware Wizard
C) Device Manager
D) Programs and Features
Q2) ___________ software can be used with scanners to allow text on a printed page to be imported into a word-processing document.
Q3) Why would you use a network-attached printer instead of a printer connected directly to a computer via USB?
Q4) Which of the following is used to connect the traditional Unix-based shared network printer?
A) LPT1
B) TCP
C) FAXstf
D) LPR
Q5) Under what circumstance is a dot-matrix printer used instead of an ink-jet or laser printer.
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Chapter 7: Using and Configuring Storage Devices
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Q1) The IDE interface is the same as the ANSI _____ interface standard.
Q2) How do the MBR and GPT methods of disk partitioning differ?
Q3) You have a music collection that you want to backup to optical media such as some type of DVD/CD. You want to be able to use the same disc to do backups each time you update your collection. Which disc type should you use?
A) CD-ROM
B) CD-R
C) DVD-RW
D) DVD+R
Q4) A friend of yours has a Mac OS X Snow Leopard computer and he has just read something about hard drives sometimes failing. He is not very familiar with his computer's built-in software and wants to know how he can back up his data. What should you tell him?
A) use the Backup and Restore Wizard found in System Tools
B) use the Time Machine Utility found on the Dock
C) use the GUI versions of dump and cpio
D) use Backup and Restore found in Disk Management
Q5) What are two distinguishing feature between the Light Peak technology and USB 3.0?
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Chapter 8: Modem and Other Remote Communications Devices
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Q1) You are analyzing a serial communication session. You are able to view each character as it is transmitted and received. You suspect a problem with the software flow control. Which of the following characters is involved in software flow control?
A) Ctrl-S
B) Ctrl-F
C) Ctrl-O
D) Ctrl-V
Q2) What type of signal is embedded in the data of synchronous communication lines?
Q3) You have a Mac computer that you need to connect to the Internet. The only network connection available on the computer is a Bluetooth adapter. You are in range of a wi-fi hotspot that you have access to.What,if anything can you do to connect this computer to the Internet?
A) Put the Bluetooth adapter in wi-fi mode and connect to the wi-fi hotspot
B) configure a Bluetooth DUN on the Mac to use your Bluetooth phone's Internet connection
C) create a DUN using Network and Sharing Center and connect to your Bluetooth phone
D) connect to a DSL modem using Bluetooth and use PPPoE to access the Internet
Q4) Name two enhancements of DOCSIS 3.0 over non-DOCSIS compliant cable modems?
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Chapter 9: Network Connectivity
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Q1) You are diagnosing a network communication problem on a computer that uses the TCP/IP protocol. What address can you use to test network services without actually accessing the network?
A) 10.0.0.1
B) 1.0.0.0
C) 127.0.0.1
D) 0.0.0.0
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a typical function of a client operating system?
A) enables a workstation to run applications
B) processes information locally
C) authenticates clients to access the network
D) communicates with other computers over the network
Q3) The _________ address is used for diagnostics and uses the IPv6 address of 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1.
Q4) LANs often connect WANs over a long distance such as between cities,states,or countries.
A)True
B)False
Q5) _________ runs on Windows Server 2008 and is used to install client OSs on a mass scale.
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Chapter 10: Resource Sharing Over a Network
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Q1) a list of Windows Server 2003/Server 2003 R2 and Server 2008/Server 2008 R2 users that is not used for security
A)group
B)distribution group
C)container object
D)domain
E)security group
F)home directory
G)SMB
H)UID
I)remote procedure call
J)forest
Q2) To protect user's passwords on a Linux system,they can be kept in a file only available to the system administrator. What is the name of that file?
A) /etc/passwd
B) /sys/secpass
C) /etc/shadow
D) /sys/encryptpass
Q3) You use __________ groups to hold user accounts from the same domain as members.
Q4) Describe the difference between mapping a drive and mounting a volume.
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Chapter 11: Standard Operating and Maintenance
Proceedures
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Q1) A differential backup backs up files that have the archive attribute set but does not reset the archive attribute.
A)True
B)False
Q2) You find that disk operations on your server have gradually gotten slower. You look at the hard disk light and it seems to be almost constantly active and the disk seems noisier than when you first installed the system. What is the likely problem?
A) the disk spindles need to be greased
B) the disk is fragmented
C) there are bad sectors on the disk
D) you have not implemented quotas
Q3) The ____________ attribute tells a backup program if the file needs to be backed up.
Q4) Which of the following is NOT true about using the ping utility?
A) it determines whether a network connection is working
B) it can determined if two networks can communicate with one another
C) it provides round trip time statistics
D) it cannot work through routers
Q5) Briefly describe how disks can become fragmented.
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