Using Information Technology: A Practical Introduction to Computers and Communications, 5/e

Brian K. Williams
Stacey Sawyer

SYSTEM SOFTWARE: The Power behind the Power

Chapter 4 Fill in the Blanks


1		Print jobs are usually --placed in a buffer-where they wait in a queue to be printed.


2		occurs when computers alternately apportion slices of time (fractions of a second) to various tasks.


3		A(n) is a named collection of related information, such as a program or data, that resides on your computer's hard disk or other secondary storage device.


4		A(n) allows the user to use a mouse or keystrokes to select icons and commands from menus.


5		Novell's is a popular network operating system for coordinating microcomputer-based local area networks (LANs) throughout a company or campus.


6		A(n) utility program will find all the scattered files on your hard disk and reorganize them as contiguous files.


7		utilities remove redundant elements, gaps, and unnecessary data from a computer's storage space so that less space is required to store or transmit data.


8		The SETI@home (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) project is an example of what might be called "massively .


9		A(n) client is a regular computer, perhaps a PC, that is on a network, and contains software with a great many features.


10		software consists of large client-server software applications that help companies organize and operate their businesses.

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