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Question:
1. Operating system

Answer:
system software that acts as a "go-between", allowing computer hardware and other software
to communicate with each other


Question:
2. what is the purpose of a computer operating system?

Answer:
resource manager


Question:
3. What kind of software are the Mac OS X and Windows 10 program?

Answer:
Operating System (OS)


Question:
4. What operating system is open-sourced and allows its source code to be modified and
redistributed?

Answer:
Android


Question:
5. What primarily manages the operating of one or more virtual machines within a virtualized
environment?

Answer:
Cloud based operating systems


Question:
6. What is a feature of cloud-based operating systems?

Answer:
primarily stateless


Question:
7. System calls

,Answer:
unique set of services provided by operating systems for use by applications and have to be
accounted for by different operating systems.


Question:
8. Application Programming Interface (API)

Answer:
A set of software routines that allows one software system to work with another.


Question:
9. Why do applications designed to work on one operating system not work on a different
operating system?

Answer:
Unique system calls


Question:
10. single-user systems

Answer:
multitasking systems, found in laptops and workstations


Question:
11. Mobile Device Operating Systems

Answer:
provides single-user and multitasking at a scaled down level due to power and memory
limitations


Question:
12. Mainframe Systems

Answer:
large, fast, and powerful, used for high transaction processing and complex computations;
used by corporations and government agencies


Question:
13. network server systems

Answer:
designed and named for a specific purpose such as database servers, web servers, and print
servers

, Question:
14. real-time systems

Answer:
designed to direct CPU access immediately when needed or required


Question:
15. embedded control systems

Answer:
specialized operating systems designed to control asingle piece of equipment or machinery


Question:
16. distributed systems

Answer:
geared toward allocating process power, programs, files, and databases to network users.


Question:
17. Application Software

Answer:
software program that helps you use the computer to do particular tasks


Question:
18. Drivers

Answer:
instructs a particular OS on how to access a piece of hardware


Question:
19. version

Answer:
particular revision of a piece of software, normally described by a number that tells you how
new the product is in relation to other versions of the product


Question:
20. source code

Answer:
actual code that defines how a piece of software works


Question:
21. open source

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