Software - Functions of the Operating System
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Computers
5th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The following is not a function of an operating system:
Checking for viruses
Directing information from peripheral devices like a mouse or a printer
Allowing users to open applications
Allocating the computer's memory between different tasks.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Icons, menus and windows are part of:
Graphical user interface
System security
Applications and user files
Graphics or games packages
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
The following is not a part of GUI:
command prompt
scroll bar
text box
radio button
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What is the reason computer memory needs to be managed?
the amount of memory in a computer is limited
to protect your data from hackers
applications can't be trusted to use memory properly
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Managing computer memory by the operating system does not include this process:
connecting printers and other peripheral devices
releasing memory not used for a while
loading programs into memory as a user opens them
protecting one program's memory area from being used by the other program
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Operating systems are responsible for logging users in and out. This function is a part of:
user interface
memory management
managing hardware and devices
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
There are operating systems without an interface.
False
True
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