A small program that performs many of the general housekeeping tasks for your computer.
What is a utility program?
100
Manages the flow of data and information through the computer system by coordinating the hardware, software, user interface, processor, and system memory.
What is the Operating System?
100
A program that manages the exchange of data between the OS and all the input and output devices attached to the system.
What is BIOS? basic input/output system
100
The structure in which Windows organizes the contents of your computer.
What is directory?
hierarchical directory -- drives, libraries, folders, subfolders, and files
100
Small applications that perform special functions on the computer.
What are utility programs?
200
To perform more than one process at a time
What is multitask?
200
Another name for the processor
What is the CPU?
200
Responsible for managing the processor and all other components of the computer system.
What is the kernel?
200
Rearranges files on your hard drive to allow for faster access of files.
What is Disk Defragmenter?
300
The combination of operating system and processor in a computer is referred to as the computer's ...
What is platform?
300
Temporary storage -- the data is cleared out when the power is off
What is volatile storage?
300
POST
What is Power-On Self-Test?
300
Helps determine the location of a file.
What is the file path?
300
Removes unnecessary files from your hard drive.
What is Disk Cleanup?
400
Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux
What are the top three operating systems for personal computers?
400
Permanent Storage
What is nonvolatile? (ROM)
400
Holds all the instructions the computer needs to start up
What is the ROM (read-only memory)
400
Place where files deleted from the hard drive reside until you permanently purge them from your system.
What is the recycle bin?
400
Restores your system to a previous, stable state.
What is System Restore?
500
In Windows the operating system, the hard drive is represented ....
What is the C drive?
500
RAM
What is Random Access Memory?
500
The verification of your login name and password
What is authentication?
500
File extension that cannot be opened by a variety of formats .... .pdf .rtf .docx .txt -- explain!
What is docx? This extension is specific to application.