Operating Systems Survey Chapter 1

A marker for the current position where what you type on the keyboard will appear?

The instance of a computer program that is being executed.

__________ interfaces with the applications and the user In OS's like Linux and Unix

MS DOS executible files have what extention?

This was a single-tasking OS with no support for virtual memory, no GUI, no build-in security.

The software that made IBM PC and PC DOS a must-have for number crunchers.

Mobile devices commonly store their OS in firmware known as an

Microcomputers in appliances, utility meters, vehicles, industrial control devices belong to ?

Which is a small electronic component made up of transistors & other miniaturized parts?

Interacts directly with the computer hardware

Acronym - all or most of a device's electronic circuitry is on a single microchip?

What file system is the default for current Windows OSs