Operating System Basics

1. LANs were first created by installing ___network interface cards____ in the PCs and then
connecting the adapters using ____utp_________ wire.
2. As network servers became more powerful, they began to take on the functions once
handled by _______________ and _____________.
3. Whether designed for a stand-alone desktop computer or a multi-user network
server, all operating system software includes the following components:
_____________, _____________, and ______________.
4. The _kernel_____ is a relatively small piece of code that is loaded into memory when
the computer boots.
5. The _bios_____ is the component of the OS that the user interacts with. It acts like a
bridge between the user and the kernel.
6. Some GUI software can consume more than one hundred times the storage space
that CLI software does. Because GUIs are more complicated than CLIs, GUI
software requires significantly more _memory___ and _____________.
7. When deployed as NOSs, UNIX and Linux are often configured without
_____________components.
8. Fill in the following Chart:
Operating System Supported File System(s)
Windows 3.x
Windows 95, 98, ME
Windows NT, 2000
Windows XP
IBM OS/2
Linux
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Microsoft Windows Basics
1. What are some reasons to use the CLI based MS-DOS operating system?
_het gebruikt minder geheugen…………………………_____
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
2. What are some disadvantages to using MS-DOS?
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
3. It was not until ____________ was released in 1990 that Microsoft established its
user interface as a major force in the industry.
4. ____________ is an environment in which programs share memory addresses and
exchange information.
5. A more efficient form of multitasking used by Windows 9x, Windows NT, and
Windows 2000 is called ____________.
6. ____________ was the first Microsoft operating system to have networking
components built in.
7. Windows 95 features, not available with previous versions of Windows include:
____________, ____________, ____________, and ____________.
8. Windows ME is generally recognized as part of the 9x family. List the main features
of ME:
a. ____________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________________________
d. ____________________________________________________________
e. ____________________________________________________________
9. The Windows NT software featured improved ____________, ____________,
____________, and ____________.
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10. Microsoft positioned Windows NT as an operating system for _______________ and
_______________.
11. Windows XP and XP Professional offer many of the key features associated with a
NOS. List these key features:
a. ____________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________________________
d. ____________________________________________________________
12. Fill in the following Chart:
Command Result
dir
cd directory name
time
date
copy
diskcopy [source] [destination]
attrib
find text string
help
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UNIX and Linux on the Desktop
1. When UNIX first started to be marketed commercially in the 1980s, it was used to
run ___________________, not ___________________.
2. What are some of the different distributions of Linux?
a. ____________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________________________
d. ____________________________________________________________
e. ____________________________________________________________
f. ____________________________________________________________
3. What distributions of Linux are making efforts to develop Linux as a viable operating
system for the desktop?
g. ____________________________________________________________
h. ____________________________________________________________
i. ____________________________________________________________
4. Some advantages of Linux as a desk top operating system and network client include
the following:
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
5. UNIX and Linux both rely on the ___________________ to display the GUI.
6. The ___________________ is the software responsible for sizing, positioning, and
rendering the graphical windows that programs run in.
7. Users type commands that are interpreted by the __________, which in turn relays
the user’s instructions to operating system and other programs.
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