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cisc final exam questions & answers 2024/2025 The two major types of system software programs are utility programs and the - ANSWERSoperating system The ___ of the operating system enables users to communicate with the computer system - ANSWERSuser interface OS X is the operating system ...

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The two major types of system software programs are utility programs and the - ANSWERSoperating
system



The ___ of the operating system enables users to communicate with the computer system -
ANSWERSuser interface



OS X is the operating system developed by - ANSWERSapple



All of the following are examples of network operating systems EXCEPT - ANSWERSMS-DOS



UNIX was developed by Ken Thompson and Dennis Richie, who worked at - ANSWERSAT and Ts Bell Labs



The latest version of the Mac OS X is - ANSWERSMavericks



Which of the following is NOT a user interface? - ANSWERSApplication programming interface (API)



Using hard disk space to temporarily store data or instructions from RAM is referred to as -
ANSWERSVirtual memory



Each device attached to your computer comes with a special program called ___ enables the device and
operating system to communicate with each other - ANSWERSdevice driver



Which of the following is the first step in the boot process? - ANSWERSThe BIOS is activated by turning
on the computer

, Which of the following Windows utility programs arranges pieces of files on your hard drive to allow for
faster access? - ANSWERSDisk defragmenter



Which of the following is NOT a windows utility program? - ANSWERSDesktop



Which utility removes redundancies in a file to reduce the file size? - ANSWERSFile compression



You can use the Windows ___ to check on a nonresponsive program - ANSWERSTask manager



Mac OS X includes a backup utility called - ANSWERSTime machine



Folder - ANSWERSStorage location for a collection of files



Tracks - ANSWERSConcentric circle on the hard drive



Sector - ANSWERSPie-shaped wedge on the hard drive



Platters - ANSWERSRound, thin plate of mental that makes up a hard drive



Taskbar - ANSWERSDisplays open and favorite applications



Latency - ANSWERSTime needed for correct sector to spin to the read/write head



Seek time - ANSWERSTime required for the read/write head to move to the correct track



There are ___ levels of cache memory - ANSWERSThree



___ provides high-speed information processing by enabling a new set of instructions to start before the
previous set is finished - ANSWERSHyperthreading

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