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The mosimportant software needed for a computer to function efficiently is: |
| | A) | Application software. |
| | B) | Utility software. |
| | C) | Surfing software. |
| | D) | System software. |
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Which one of the following is not an operating system? |
| | A) | Mac OS. |
| | B) | Linux. |
| | C) | Norton. |
| | D) | Windows XP. |
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The three main categories of system software are: |
| | A) | Operating system, device drivers, and utility software. |
| | B) | Utilities, devices, and software suites. |
| | C) | Browsers, device drivers, and applications. |
| | D) | Spreadsheets, word processing, and database managemensoftware. |
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Windows 2000 Pro is an example of a(n): |
| | A) | Utility software. |
| | B) | Application software. |
| | C) | Operating system software. |
| | D) | Browser software. |
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The newest edition to the Microsofoperating system family is: |
| | A) | Windows 98. |
| | B) | Windows 2000. |
| | C) | Windows XP. |
| | D) | Yukon. |
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Microsoft released Windows XP in: |
| | A) | 2000. |
| | B) | 2001. |
| | C) | 2002. |
| | D) | 2003. |
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Mac OS is an operating system for these computers: |
| | A) | Clones. |
| | B) | Dells. |
| | C) | HPs. |
| | D) | Apples. |
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An open-source operating system thaprovides a rich operating environment for mostly high-end workstations and network servers is: |
| | A) | Linux. |
| | B) | Mac OS. |
| | C) | Windows XP. |
| | D) | Unix. |
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Multitasking refers to: |
| | A) | Displaying HTML code from a Web page. |
| | B) | Scheduling backup procedures. |
| | C) | Working with more than one piece of software at a time. |
| | D) | Using project management software to plan your day. |
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Specialized programs designed to enable input and output devices to communicate with your computer system are called: |
| | A) | Device drivers. |
| | B) | Utility programs. |
| | C) | Application drivers. |
| | D) | Utility drivers. |
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New computers are able to recognize expansion cards without requiring a special setup. This ability is referred to moscommonly as: |
| | A) | Plug and go. |
| | B) | Plug and start. |
| | C) | Plug and run. |
| | D) | Plug and play. |
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An operating system feature that allows you: while your computer is running: to unplug a given device and plug in a new one without first shutting down your computer is: |
| | A) | Warm swap. |
| | B) | On the fly swap. |
| | C) | Secure swap. |
| | D) | Hot swap. |
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One of these packages is not a utility software suite: |
| | A) | Windows 2000. |
| | B) | McAfee Office. |
| | C) | Norton SystemWorks. |
| | D) | Ontrack System. |
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This software continually scans your RAM, storage devices, and incoming files for viruses or other damaging programs: |
| | A) | Disk doctor. |
| | B) | Anti-virus. |
| | C) | Virus scanner. |
| | D) | System software. |
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A(n) __________ is hardware and/or software that protects a computer or network from intruders. |
| | A) | ISP |
| | B) | NOS |
| | C) | firewall |
| | D) | protocol |
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This utility program is used to locate and eliminate unnecessary fragments, rearrange files, and free up unused space on your hard disk: |
| | A) | Organizer program. |
| | B) | Uninstaller program. |
| | C) | Defragmentation program. |
| | D) | Compression program. |
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The time between when you ask for a file and when the computer delivers it to you is known as: |
| | A) | Access speed. |
| | B) | Locate speed. |
| | C) | Bus speed. |
| | D) | BIOS speed. |
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What type of software would you use before sending your professor a very large PowerPoinpresentation file? |
| | A) | Restore program. |
| | B) | Installer program. |
| | C) | Setup program. |
| | D) | File compression program. |
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A small text file containing specific information about you that a Web site stores on your computer's hard disk is a: |
| | A) | Tidbit. |
| | B) | Tilde. |
| | C) | Cookie. |
| | D) | Byte. |
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Software designed to cause annoyance but does not damage your files is a: |
| | A) | Benign virus. |
| | B) | Malignant virus. |
| | C) | Cookie virus. |
| | D) | Compression virus. |
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