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The primary purpose of the Operating System is to:
Application software:
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Application software:
Controls the hardware
is cheap
Solves user problems
is the most important
2
The primary purpose of the Operating System is to:
Control the software
Control the hardware
All of these
Control the user
3
A virus that causes a sequence of actions to be performed automatically.
Virus Checker
Boot Sector Virus
All of these
Macro Virus
4
Which of the following is NOT an example of an operating system?
Unix
Linux
Word
Mac OS
5
Software required by a computer to be useful.
All of these
Utility Software
Operating system
Virus Checker
6
Hardware is useless without software.
True
False
7
Which of the following are characteristics of custom software?
Takes a lot of time to test
Takes a lot of time to write
Unique specifications
Written by programmers
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Operating systems:
Are typically not stored on the hard drive
Allow users to communicate with hardware
None of these
Solve user problems
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This software is used most often:
Open-source
Shareware
None of these
Freeware
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Why is the operating system typically loaded onto the hard drive?
So viruses cannot get to it
So it can be easily updated
None of these
It is required
11
Example of Utility software:
Disk Defragmenter
File Virus
Operating System
Application software
12
System Requirements that a user should examine when choosing software:
All of these
Which OS
How much Hard Drive space
How much RAM
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Viruses can be classified by the type of file which they infect.
False
True
14
Create a backdoor on your computer.
Operating System
Trojan Horse
Worm
Virus
15
Individuals purchase commercial software from:
Mail Order
All of these
Software Warehouse stores
Electronic Software Distributors
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Which of the following are characteristics of software?
Minimum training
Intuitive
All of these
User friendly
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Computer hardware would work without software.
False
True
18
Which of the following is true about software suites?
Costs more than buying the programs individually
Data is portable between basic applications of the suite
Unique design for each program
None of these is true
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This vulnerability has the ability to travel without any help from a person.
Worm
Operating System
Trojan Horse
Virus
20
Which of the following is NOT an example of an operating system?
Word
Mac OS
Linux
Unix
21
This software is freely distributed for a short time period:
Shareware
Commercial
Freeware
Open-source
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This cannot be spread without a human action.
Worm
Trojan Horse
Virus
Virus Checker
