RLC Computers Ch. 4 Quiz

What is it called when you start your computer when the power is turned off?

Which software package allows you to run Windows on a Mac?

A mobile operating system is store in

This is the combination of hardware and software used to run applications.

UNIX uses which of these types of interfaces?

This is a subsystem that moves instructions and data around between the computer components.

Which version of the Mac OS X is the newest?

This is what you call your computer's home base.

What is it called when you start your computer and the instructions to do so are on the BIOS?

The computer's OS keeps track of where documents are stored by maintaining a

Currently, Anroid OS is on what percentage of cell phones on the market?

This is what you see when looking at your computer screen.

What are the instructions called that your computer uses when turned on and stored in ROM?

In a Mac, this cleans unwanted files off your hard drive.

What was the name of the 1st commercial computer produced in the US?

System software is made up of

Linux is based on

This is a holding area where data and instructions most recently used are stored temporarily

Where do Chromebooks store settings, documents and applications?

Chrome is based on what type of operating system?

This is the software that allows an operating system to interface with hardware.

This is the OS that AT&T developed in the 70's and written in C programming language.

This is an open source operating system.

This feature allows your computer to recognize devices you plug into your computer.

When students or employees bring their own devices to work/school and connect to the network

Which types of industries have been strong markets for Macs?

The command line interface was replaced with this.

This new spec for booting is being adopted and could make booting faster.

When running several programs at once, the OS will place data that won't fit into RAM here

What does the E stand for in UEFI?

When you boot your computer, the power supply sends signals to the

Which of the following operating systems is NOT one that runs on tablets?

When you can't run Mac software on a Windows computer, you have

What year was Linux developed?

This is primarily a server operating system.

This is used when your computer moves data into virtual memory.

What provides you with an interface to work with your computer hardware and applications?

This allows you to enter information about a file and the OS helps you locate the file

In a Mac, automated driver updates are done with this feature

Cache memory is quickly accessed because it sits on this.