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System software is usually divided into two categories: operating system software and ____ programs.

A) planning system
B) utility
C) FAT system
D) background

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Question 42

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____ is the current version of Windows Phone.

A) Windows Phone Dragon
B) Windows Phone 5
C) Windows Phone 8
D) Windows Server 2014

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Once a file management program is open, you can look at the folders and files stored on your PC.

____________________ are utility programs that search for documents and other files on a user's hard drives.

If a device driver file is deleted, becomes corrupted, or has a conflict with another piece of software, then the device will no longer work. _________________________

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

All Programs and data located in RAM are divided into fixed-length pages or variable-length files. _________________________

Most application systems today include the drivers needed for the most commonly used peripheral devices. _________________________

In DOS, the command ____ displays the files and folders in the current location.

____ is a Linux-based operating system developed by the Open Handset Alliance.

Folders can contain both files and other folders (called subfolders). _________________________

Filename rules are the same in all operating systems.

Linux is increasingly being used with both mainframes and supercomputers.

____________________ is an operating system developed by Linus Torvalds in 1991 when he was a student at the University of Helsinki in Finland.

The Windows Action Manager lists all the program and processes currently running on the computer.

In practice, the difference between system and application software is not always clear cut.

____ is a family of operating systems based on Windows that is designed primarily for consumer and industrial devices that are not personal computers.

The most recent version of Windows is Windows ____.

____________________ routines in the operating system determine the order in which jobs are carried out, as well as which commands get executed first if the user is working with more than one program at one time or if the computer supports multiple users.

There is still a large installed base of Windows XP users and Microsoft plans to support Windows XP until 2014.