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Friday, July 27, 2012

ATEC/ System Software


 
When you issue the command for your computer to store a document on your hard drive, the application software must make sure that such a drive exists.
 



  False

 
True    


 


 
There are two primary forms of DOS: PC-DOS and MS-DOS.





False    
  True

 


 


 
There is still a large installed base of Windows XP users and Microsoft plans to support Windows XP until 2014.
 



  True

 
False

 


 


 
____ is a family of operating systems based on Windows that is designed primarily for consumer and industrial devices that are not personal computers.





  Windows Embedded


Windows Server 2003    
Windows Vista    
Windows Mobile    


 



 


Dean has been using computers for some time now, but he is unfamiliar with a number of utility programs. In order to better maintain his computer, he decides to ask his coworker Andrea for advice on basic utility programs.

Andrea tells Dean that he should periodically perform ____ on his computer to optimize the hard drive so that it works more efficiently. This process works by rearranging the data on the hard drive so all files are stored in contiguous locations.
 



  disk defragmentation

 
disk cleanup    
backup    
file compression    


 


 
____ is a Linux-based operating system developed by the Open Handset Alliance.





  Android

 
UNIX
 
Vista    
Mac OS    





 
____ is the version of Windows designed for mobile phones.
 



Windows Vista    
Windows Server 2003    
Windows Embedded    
  Windows Mobile




 


 
A ____ is an area in RAM or on the hard drive designated to hold input and output on their way in or out of the system.





page    
sector    
  buffer

 
segment    


 


 
____________________ is the operating system designed for Palm handheld devices.




1.    Palm OS
  Palm OS


 


 
Device drivers usually need to be updated or reinstalled after you ____________________ your operating system to a newer version or after you buy a new computer.
 


1.  upgrade  
  upgrade


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