Data Processing Project 8
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- Windows 98 provides access to many utility programs through the ________ ____ submenu.
- System Tools
- Beofer a computer that requires a log on procedure can be used, a ______ and _____ must be entered coffectly.
- user name and password
- Most programs ran faster under Windows 95 because it __________________________________________________
- supported the USM so you could easily add/remove devices on your computer
- Each device on a computer, such as the mouse, keyboard, monitor, and printer, has its own specialized set of commands and thus requires its own ______.
- driver
- A file manager performs the following file management functions:_____________
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formatting/copying disks
*doesn't compose, edit, format, file content - An uninstaller utility is necessary because, if an application is removed simply by deleting the associated files, the _______ file entries remain.
- system
- Microsoft marketed and sold _____ to makers of IBM-compatible personal computers
- MS-DOS
- Consists of the programs that control the operations of the computer and its devices
- System Software
- The process of __________ that is, organizing a disk so that files are stored in contiguous sectors-speeds up disk access.
- defragmentation
- A set of programs containing instructions that coordinate all of the activities among computer hardware
- Operating System
- Part of the sofrware with which you interact; it controls how data and instructions are entered and info is presented on the screen
- user interface
- Two types of system software are _________ and _________.
- operating system and utility programs
- The prupose of ____ _____ a basic operating system function, is to optimize the use of RAM
- memory management
- Core of an operating system that is responsible for managing memory, files, devices
- kernel
- a utility that prevents, detects, and removes viruses from a computers memory or storage device
- antivirus
- The process of starting or restarting a computer invloves loading an operating system into memory
- booting
- A virus is a program that ___________________
- copies itself into other programs and spreds through multiple computers
- displays a set of available commands or options from which you choose one or more
- menu
- In the case of print spooling, the ____ holds the information waiting to print while the printer prints at its own rate.
- buffer
- ________________ provided support for new multimedia technologies such as DVD and WebTV and the Universial Bus (USB) so devices could be added or removed easily.
- Windows 98
- When an operating system is installed, one of the steps involves making a ____ _____ that has certain operating system commands to start the computer
- boot dick
- a small program that accepts commands from another program and then converts these commands into commands that the device understands
- device driver
- the computers capability of recognizing any new device and assisting in the installation of the device by loading the necessary drives automatically and checking for conflicts with other devices
- Plug and Play
- the process of entering user name and password into the computer
- log on
- system configuration information is contained in several files in the________
- registry
- a utility that recognizes that files and unused space on a computers hard disk so data can be accessed more quickly and programs can run faster
- disk defragmenter
- Multiple print jobs are ______ or lines up, in the buffer
- queued