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____ was originally developed in the late 1960s at AT&T Bell Laboratories as an operating system for midrange servers.

A) Linux
B) UNIX
C) Solaris
D) Mac OS X

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____________________ is the operating system designed for Apple mobile phones and mobile devices.

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____ refers to the ability of an operating system to work with more than one program at one time.

Using virtual memory is faster than just using RAM.

-You press Ctrl+Alt+Insert to bring up the screen shown in the accompanying figure.

Describe the functionality of an operating system.

A ____ is an area in RAM or on the hard drive designated to hold input and output on their way in or out of the system.

When you issue the command for your computer to store a document on your hard drive,the application software must make sure that such a drive exists.

One of the principal roles of every ____________________ is to translate user instructions into a form the computer can understand.

The documents waiting to be printed are said to be in a(n)print queue,which designates the order the documents will be printed.

One of the most obvious initial changes in Windows Vista is the ____ interface.

Small programs called ____ are used to communicate with peripheral devices,such as monitors,printers,and scanners.

Explain multitasking with reference to an operating system.

A computer's ____ is a collection of programs that manage and coordinate the activities taking place within a computer system.

An important task that the operating system performs is ____,which keeps track of the files stored on a computer so that they can be retrieved when needed.

The process of placing items in a buffer so they can be retrieved by the appropriate device when needed is called ____________________.

The most recent version of Windows is Windows ____.

With Windows Explorer,use the Views button to change how the items in the right pane are displayed.

Filename rules are the same in all operating systems.

Most operating systems have security features available,such as an integrated ____ to protect against unauthorized access via the Internet.