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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 Multiple Choice Quiz


1	Which of these terms refers to the feature of an OS which allows a single computer to process the tasks of several users at different stations in round-robin fashion?
		A)	Bird-watching
		B)	Multiprocessing
		C)	Multiprogramming
		D)	Multitasking
		E)	Time-sharing


2	Which of these operating systems runs on the Visor handheld computer?
		A)	Palm OS
		B)	Pocket PC
		C)	Windows 2000
		D)	Windows CE
		E)	Windows XP


3	Which of the following terms refers to the ability of a computer to automatically configure a new hardware component that is added to it?
		A)	Formatting
		B)	Multiprocessing
		C)	Multiprogramming
		D)	Multitasking
		E)	Plug and play


4	Which of the following are among the components of system software?
		A)	Device drivers
		B)	Operating systems
		C)	Utility programs
		D)	All of the above
		E)	None of the above


5	Which of the following is an example of application software?
		A)	BIOS
		B)	Kernel
		C)	Spreadsheet
		D)	Supervisor
		E)	None of the above.


6	Which of the following is an example of a utility?
		A)	Anti-virus software
		B)	Back-up software
		C)	Data-recovery software
		D)	All of the above
		E)	None of the above


7	Which of the following are examples of Internet operating systems of the future?
		A)	E-speak
		B)	Jini
		C)	Microsoft.net
		D)	All of the above
		E)	None of the above


8	What is the term for a firm that leases software over the Internet to customers?
		A)	ASP
		B)	BSD
		C)	ERP
		D)	ISP
		E)	Open-source


9	Which of the following are ways in which operating systems can manage memory?
		A)	Multiprocessing
		B)	Multiprogramming
		C)	Partitioning
		D)	All of the above
		E)	None of the above


10	Which of the following companies' handheld devices does not run Microsoft's Pocket PC operating system?
		A)	Casio
		B)	Compaq
		C)	Handspring
		D)	Hewlett-Packard
		E)	None of the above

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