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When you purchase a computer, it may include recovery media in the form of a CD.

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The start-up process is very different for large and small computers.

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Because virtual memory is faster than RAM, users may notice the computer speeding up while it uses virtual memory.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is the term for the variety of forms in which Linux is available?

An operating system cannot run from an external drive.

If the user name and password entered match the user name and password kept on file, an operating system grants access to the user.

NUIs are implemented in a variety of ways: touch screens, gesture recognition, speech recognition, and virtual reality.

____________________ is a Linux-based open source operating system that runs on smartphones and tablets developed by Mozilla.

Chromebooks and Chromeboxes typically contain an SSD as their internal storage device.

As you interact with a program, part of it may be in physical RAM, while the rest of the program is on the hard disk as virtual memory.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What happens when the computer is thrashing?

Users are always aware when their computer or mobile device is corrupted.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is virtual memory?

Some operating-system connections to the Internet are configured automatically as soon as you connect to the Internet.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT You want to remove unnecessary files from your computer. What do you use?

Some of the file management functions that a(n) ____________________ performs are displaying a list of files on a storage medium; organizing files in folders; copying, renaming, deleting, moving, and sorting files.

Apple's Macintosh operating system has earned a reputation for ease of use and has been the model for most of the new GUIs developed for non-Macintosh systems.

In Windows, the Trash Can is the location for files that have been deleted.

Among file and disk management tools, a(n) ____________________ tool copies selected files or the contents of an entire storage medium to another storage location.

The latest version of the Macintosh operating system is a multitasking operating system available only for computers manufactured by Apple. What is the name for this version?