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This feature of Mac OS X Lion displays all running applications and gestures.

A) Launchpad
B) Mission Control
C) Mountain Lion
D) Leopard

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How are Windows and Macintosh operating systems similar? How are they different?

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Both Windows and Mac OS are popular desk...

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In many application programs, this feature is used to provide information or request input.

This type of program allows communication between a peripheral device, such as a mouse or printer, and the rest of the computer system.

File _____ programs reduce the size of files so they require less storage space.

Running Disk Defragmenter does not improve system performance.

The operating system allows the user to interact with the application programs and computer hardware through a user interface.

In a virtualized environment, this operating system runs on the physical machine.

Google's Chrome OS focuses on Internet connectivity and cloud computing.

_____ refers to the process whereby a single physical computer can support multiple operating systems.

In a network operating system, this computer coordinates all communication between computers.

The operating system is often referred to as the software platform.

Windows Update automatically updates the device drivers on your computer.

Because Mac OS X market share is so large, more application programs are developed to run under Mac OS X than any other operating system.

The operating system is often referred to as the software environment or software _____.

Most operating systems support the ability to switch between different applications.This is called:

What does it mean if a disk is fragmented? How can you defragment it?

Linux is a popular and powerful alternative to the Windows operating system.

Windows makes it easy to update the drivers on your computer using ______.

Describe the three categories of operating systems.