MC-Quiz: Chapter 8 – Operating Systems and Utility Programs

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Multiple Choice Main Menu Operating Systems and Utility Programs

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Controls how you enter data and instructions and how information is displayed on the screen.

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Graphic interface

Power Interface

User interface

Option Interface

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B

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C

D

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Controls how you enter data and instructions and how information is displayed on the screen.

User interface

Graphic interface

Power Interface

Option Interface

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D

A

C

B

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Controls how you enter data and instructions and how information is displayed on the screen.

User interface

Graphic interface

Power Interface

Option Interface

Question 2

B

A

C

D

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A utility that reverses a process and returns backed up files to their original form.

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MainMenu

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Restore

Defrag

Recopy

Retune

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B

A

C

D

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A utility that reverses a process and returns backed up files to their original form.

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Restore

Retune

Defrag

Recopy

Click On: A, B, C, or D

Question 2

B

A

C

D

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A utility that reverses a process and returns backed up files to their original form.

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Restore

Retune

Defrag

Recopy

Click On: A, B, C, or D

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Question 3

D

B

C

A

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An operating system that automatically configures new devices as you install them is called?

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Plug & Play

Rail & Ready

Plug & Go

Input & Output

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D

B

C

A

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An operating system that automatically configures new devices as you install them is called?

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Rail & Ready

Plug & Play

Plug & Go

Input & Output

Click On: A, B, C, or D

Textbook: Page 408

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B

D

C

A

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An operating system that automatically configures new devices as you install them is called?

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Rail & Ready

Plug & Play

Plug & Go

Input & Output

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B

C

D

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A program that runs the same on multiple operating systems is known as?

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MainMenu

Click On: A, B, C, or D

Multimedia

Cross Platform

Utility

Multiple Platform

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B

C

D

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Cross Platform

Multimedia

Utility

Multiple Platform

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A program that runs the same on multiple operating systems is known as?

Question 4

D

A

B

C

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Cross Platform

Multimedia

Utility

Multiple Platform

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A program that runs the same on multiple operating systems is known as?

Question 5

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B

C

D

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Lossy and lossless are two types of__________ utilities.

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compression

downloads

files

spam

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B

C

D

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Lossy and lossless are two types of__________ utilities.

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downloads

compression

files

spam

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Question 5

A

B

C

D

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Lossy and lossless are two types of__________ utilities.

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downloads

compression

files

spam

Click On: A, B, C, or D

Click Here For Next Question

Question 6

B

A

C

D

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An operating system that allows a single user to work on two or more programs that reside in memory at the same time.

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MainMenu

Click On: A, B, C, or D

Concurrent programming

Managing programs

Single user/multitasking

User multimedia

Question 6

B

A

C

D

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An operating system that allows a single user to work on two or more programs that reside in memory at the same time.

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Managing programs

Concurrent programming

Single user/multitasking

User multimedia

Click On: A, B, C, or D

Question 6

B

A

C

D

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An operating system that allows a single user to work on two or more programs that reside in memory at the same time.

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Managing programs

Concurrent programming

Single user/multitasking

User multimedia

Click On: A, B, C, or D

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B

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D

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What is a specific named location on a storage medium that contains related documents?

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File

Binder

Thumbnail

Folder

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B

C

D

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What is a specific named location on a storage medium that contains related documents?

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Binder

File

Thumbnail

Folder

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Question 7

C

B

A

D

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What is a specific named location on a storage medium that contains related documents?

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Binder

File

Thumbnail

Folder

Click On: A, B, C, or D

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D

B

C

A

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An operating system that resides on a ROM chip.

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MainMenu

Click On: A, B, C, or D

Embedded

Multipurpose

Mainframes

Shareware

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B

C

A

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Multipurpose

Embedded

Mainframes

Shareware

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An operating system that resides on a ROM chip.

Question 8

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B

C

D

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Multipurpose

Embedded

Mainframes

Shareware

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An operating system that resides on a ROM chip.

Question 9

D

B

C

A

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A set of program containing instructions that work together to coordinate all the activities among computer hardware resources.

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MainMenu

Click On: A, B, C, or D

Hard Drive

Operating system

File management

Interface

Question 9

D

B

C

A

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A set of program containing instructions that work together to coordinate all the activities among computer hardware resources.

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Operating system

Hard Drive

File management

Interface

Click On: A, B, C, or D

Textbook: Page 398

Question 9

D

B

C

A

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A set of program containing instructions that work together to coordinate all the activities among computer hardware resources.

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Operating system

Hard Drive

File management

Interface

Click On: A, B, C, or D

Click Here For Next Question

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C

B

A

D

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Operating system that supports two or more processors running programs at the same time.

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MainMenu

Click On: A, B, C, or D

Multiuser

Networking

Duplication

Multiprocessing

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B

A

D

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Operating system that supports two or more processors running programs at the same time.

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Networking

Multiuser

Duplication

Multiprocessing

Click On: A, B, C, or D

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B

A

D

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Operating system that supports two or more processors running programs at the same time.

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Networking

Multiuser

Duplication

Multiprocessing

Click On: A, B, C, or D

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C

A

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A utility that detects and protects a personal computer from unauthorized intrusions.

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MainMenu

Click On: A, B, C, or D

Spyware

Screen saver

Personal firewall

Ghosting

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B

C

A

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A utility that detects and protects a personal computer from unauthorized intrusions.

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Screen saver

Spyware

Personal firewall

Ghosting

Click On: A, B, C, or D

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B

C

A

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A utility that detects and protects a personal computer from unauthorized intrusions.

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Screen saver

Spyware

Personal firewall

Ghosting

Click On: A, B, C, or D

Click Here For Next Question

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B

A

D

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The process of encoding data and information into an unreadable form.

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MainMenu

Click On: A, B, C, or D

Networking

Selection

Ghosting

Encryption

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B

A

D

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Encryption

Networking

Selection

Ghosting

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The process of encoding data and information into an unreadable form.

Question 12

C

B

A

D

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Encryption

Networking

Selection

Ghosting

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The process of encoding data and information into an unreadable form.

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B

C

D

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Type of system software that allows a user to perform maintenance-type tasks.

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MainMenu

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Utility

System

Cleaning

Recovery

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System

Utility

Cleaning

Recovery

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Type of system software that allows a user to perform maintenance-type tasks.

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System

Utility

Cleaning

Recovery

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Type of system software that allows a user to perform maintenance-type tasks.

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C

D

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Program placed on a computer without user’s knowledge to secretly collect information.

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MainMenu

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Malware

Shareware

Virus

Spyware

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C

D

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Program placed on a computer without user’s knowledge to secretly collect information.

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Shareware

Malware

Virus

Spyware

Click On: A, B, C, or D

Question 14

B

A

C

D

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Program placed on a computer without user’s knowledge to secretly collect information.

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Correct MainMenu

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Shareware

Malware

Virus

Spyware

Click On: A, B, C, or D

Click Here For Next Question

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B

C

D

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Operating system that organizes and coordinates how multiple users access and share resources on a network.

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MainMenu

Click On: A, B, C, or D

Server

Program

Stealth

Shareware

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B

C

D

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Operating system that organizes and coordinates how multiple users access and share resources on a network.

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Program

Server

Stealth

Shareware

Click On: A, B, C, or D

Question 15

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B

C

D

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Operating system that organizes and coordinates how multiple users access and share resources on a network.

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Correct MainMenu

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Program

Server

Stealth

Shareware

Click On: A, B, C, or D

Click Here For Next Question

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B

C

D

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Consists of one or more chips on the motherboard that hold items such as data and instructions while the processor interprets and executes them.

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MainMenu

Click On: A, B, C, or D

RAID

LED

RAM

ROM

Question 16

D

B

C

A

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LED

RAID

RAM

ROM

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Consists of one or more chips on the motherboard that hold items such as data and instructions while the processor interprets and executes them.

Question 16

A

B

C

D

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Correct MainMenu

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LED

RAID

RAM

ROM

Click On: A, B, C, or D

Click Here For Next Question

Consists of one or more chips on the motherboard that hold items such as data and instructions while the processor interprets and executes them.

Question 17

C

B

A

D

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Process of starting and restarting a computer is called?

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MainMenu

Click On: A, B, C, or D

Processing

Booting

Function

Execute

Question 17

C

B

A

D

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Process of starting and restarting a computer is called?

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Booting

Processing

Function

Execute

Click On: A, B, C, or D

Question 17

C

B

A

D

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Process of starting and restarting a computer is called?

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Correct MainMenu

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Booting

Processing

Function

Execute

Click On: A, B, C, or D

Click Here For Next Question

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B

C

D

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Utility that reorganizes the files and unused space on the computer’s hard disk so that the operating system accesses data more quickly and programs run faster.

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MainMenu

Click On: A, B, C, or D

Aligner

Cleanup

Recovery

Defragmenter

Question 18

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B

C

D

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Utility that reorganizes the files and unused space on the computer’s hard disk so that the operating system accesses data more quickly and programs run faster.

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SlideMainMenu

Cleanup

Aligner

Recovery

Defragmenter

Click On: A, B, C, or D

Question 18

A

B

C

D

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Utility that reorganizes the files and unused space on the computer’s hard disk so that the operating system accesses data more quickly and programs run faster.

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Correct MainMenu

PreviousSlide

Cleanup

Aligner

Recovery

Defragmenter

Click On: A, B, C, or D

Click Here For Next Question

Question 19

C

B

A

D

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One feature that makes Linux different from other operating systems.

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MainMenu

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Open Source

Single Source

Closed Source

Double Source

Question 19

C

B

A

D

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One feature that makes Linux different from other operating systems.

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Single Source

Open Source

Closed Source

Double Source

Click On: A, B, C, or D

Question 19

C

B

A

D

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One feature that makes Linux different from other operating systems.

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Single Source

Open Source

Closed Source

Double Source

Click On: A, B, C, or D

Click Here For Next Question

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B

C

D

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Segment of memory or storage in which items are placed while waiting to be transferred from on input device to an output device.

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MainMenu

Click On: A, B, C, or D

Storage

Buffer

Module

Folder

Question 20

A

B

C

D

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Storage

Folder

Buffer

Module

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Segment of memory or storage in which items are placed while waiting to be transferred from on input device to an output device.

Question 20

A

B

C

D

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Storage

Folder

Buffer

Module

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Segment of memory or storage in which items are placed while waiting to be transferred from on input device to an output device.

Answer KeyOperating Systems and Utility Programs

Q1 = C

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Q2 = B

Q3 = D

Q4 = BQ5 = A

Q8 = A

Q6 = C

Q7 = D

Q9 = B

Q10 = D

Q11 = C

Q12 = B

Q13 = A

Q14 = D

Q15 = A

Q16 = CQ17 = BQ18 = D

Q19 = AQ20 = C

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