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Chapter 4 Windows comes in several versions for – home users, business users, home entertainment system users Windows XP successfully merged two customer groups: users of older DOS-based technology and users of Windows NT – True A significant change in windows 7 is the ability to support – multi-touch screen technology Windows 8 is a major redesign that present apps on the Start Screen shown in – tiles Network operating systems support both network servers and user computers, which are referred to as – clients Multitasking involves – handling several requests at one time Network operating systems must keep data secure while it’s being transmitted or – stored A network operating system is what allows resources, such as printers, to be shared by many users – True When the desktop is displayed in Windows 8, tap or click here to return to the start screen – bottom left corner Open apps are displayed as a list of thumbnails at this edge of the windows 8 screen – left This is the term used to refer to the set of features that display at the right edge of any app within Windows 9 – charms Use this charm to attach a photo to an email message – share 4G stands for fourth generation in mobile telecommunications standards – True According to the video, 4G turns your phone into - a mini computer The change between the first and second generation of mobile telecommunications involved the change from – analog to digital 4G network improvements allow greater reliability and ___ - security Silverman defines the Cloud as – a set of locations and services that lives on the Internet Where does the operating system reside on smart phones and tablets – on the device itself What is one of the potential problems with a cloud OS that silverman discusses – less than optimal connectivity Silverman believes that we will see operating systems in the future that – are more touch oriented, are simpler and easier to learn, will run faster and start up almost instantly The operating system and utilities are known as – system software This operating system is an open source program – Linux Which of the following is NOT an operating system designed for mobile devices – Mac OS X GUI is an acronym for – graphical user interface What is the name of the file the operating system uses when it moves data from random access memory to virtual memory – swap file This is a small program needed by the operating system in order to communicate with a connected device such as a printer – driver This utility searches for unnecessary files (such as temporary Internet files) and deletes them – Disk Cleanup The operating system on a mobile device is stored in this type of memory – read-only memory (ROM) In this table, the operating system keeps track of the physical location where a document is saved to the hard disk – file allocation table (FAT) This term describes the hardware architecture that software runs on – platform Definitions Open source OS – free to use and modify Plug and Play – a feature that recognizes and makes available for use devices you plug into your computer, for example into USB ports. Virtual memory – where data is swapped into when RAM is used up Firmware – code built into electronic devices that controls those devices FAT – a table maintained by the OS to keep track of the physical location of the hard disk’s contents Platform – the hardware architecture of a computer and the OS intended to run on it GUI – the visual appearance of an operating system Path – the hierarchy of folders that leads to a stored file Performance – the speed at which the computer functions Cold boot- starting a computer from a no-power state Warm boot – a restart of the computer without turning off the power Booting – the process of starting your computer Linux – this operating system was first developed in 1991 Driver – software that allows an operating system to interface with external hardware like a printer or keyboard System software – includes the operating system and utilities iOS – mobile operating system from Apple UNIX – operating system originally designed for servers System restore – utility that lets you undo changes made to the operating system and programs Utility software – part of the system software that can be used to perform system maintenance, scan files, and help protect your computer System files – files that provide instructions needed to run programs