File Concept, File Types -
Introduction to Operating System
- Lecture Notes, Study notes of
Operating Systems
Android OS - correct answerAn open source operating system developed by Google
and designed for mobile devices, such as smartphones and netbooks
Backup - correct answerStores the files needed to recover data that's been wiped out by
operator error, viruses, or hardware failures.
Backup Software - correct answerA set of utility programs designed to back up and
restore some or all of the files on a computer's primary storage device.
Blackberry OS - correct answerA proprietary operating system produced by RIM, the
Canadian company that developed the BlackBerry smartphone.
Boot Disk - correct answerA removable storage medium containing the operating
system files needed to boot your computer without accessing the hard disk.
Boot Process - correct answerThe sequence of events that occurs between the time
that you tun on a computer and the time that it is ready for you to issue commands is
referred to as the ________.
Bootstrap Program - correct answerYour computer's small _______ is built into special
ROM circuitry housed in the computer's system unit. When you turn on a computer, the
ROM circuitry receives power and beings the boot process by executing the
_________.
Command-line Interface - correct answerRequired users to type memorized commands
to run programs and accomplish tasks
Defragmentation Utility - correct answerTo regain peak performance, you can use a
__________, such as Windows Disk Defragmenter, to rearrange the files on a disk so
that they are stored in contiguous clusters.
Desktop - correct answerIcons and windows can be displayed on a screen-based
________.
