PC Operating Systems Section 1

A _____ is a software product that manages the basic processes that occur within a computer, coordinates the interaction of hardware and software, and provides support for the use of other types of software.

_____ refers to the process of powering on a computer system and loading the operating system into memory.

Operating systems typically include a variety of _____, or programs, for optimizing the performance of your computer.

The DOS operating system uses a(n) _____ interface in which you communicate with the operating system by typing a command after a(n) _____

In a(n) _____ configuration, your computer has two operating systems (such as Windows 2000 and MS-DOS), and during booting, you can choose the operating system you want to use.

The _____ identifies the exact location of a file on a disk, and includes the name of the drive and the sequence of directories to locate and open that file

The ability of an operating system to handle hardware and software designed for earlier systems is called _____.

A(n) _____ is a complete operating environment under Windows for a DOS program.

In _____, the computer monitor displays only text, numbers, symbols, and a small set of graphics characters, using white, amber, or green characters on a black background.

A(n) _____ is an instruction to perform a specific task, such as format a diskette.

The _____ is the drive that is currently in use, and that is identified in the command prompt.

When working in a command line environment, a(n) _____ is the term commonly used to refer to a folder.

The top-level folder is called the _____ when working in a command line environment.

Cmd.exe is an example of a type of program that is referred to as a(n) _____.

The program code, or routine, for _____ commands is stored within the program file Cmd.exe.

The program code for _____ commands resides in a specific file on disk.

_____ refers to the proper format for entering a command, including how to spell the command, and whether the command uses required or optional parameters.

A(n) _____ is an optional parameter that changes the way in which a command works.

A(n) _____ is an electronic label assigned to a disk.

In a Command Prompt window, you can use the _____ key to repeat or recall the previous command.

Windows 2000 keeps track of the last 50 commands you enter at the command prompt in an area of memory known as the _____.

To alternate between inserting and replacing text as you type, use the _____ key.

If you do not specify a drive name, the Directory command will refer to the _____ drive shown in the Command Prompt window and display the directory listing for that drive

If your directory listing contains more directory and file names than the Directory command can list in the window, Windows 2000 adjusts the window view through a process called _____.

By default, DIR lists the files in _____ -which is the order in which the system keeps track of the files.

The _____ identifies the type of information in a file.

To modify the Directory command so DIR displays a directory listing one full window at a time, use the _____ switch.

To display filenames in columns across the window, and therefore enable you to view more filenames at once, use the _____ switch.

What alternative to the above switch can you use, which arranges filenames vertically instead of horizontally.

To display filenames in alphabetical order, use the _____ switch.

A(n) _____ allows only 8 characters and then a 3-character extension.

A(n) _____ is a setting consisting of a bit that is turned on or off by the operating system, and defines a particular characteristic of the file.

_____ the largest of all the files in the root directory folder, is an operating system file referred to as a paging file, or swap file.

A(n) _____ is a symbol that substitutes for one or more characters in a filename.

A(n) _____ provides information about the type of files you want to select and display in a directory listing.

An environment _____ is a symbolic name associated with a specific setting.

What character do you use to reverse a sort order parameter when you use the Order switch?

What command would you enter at the command prompt to display filenames in alphabetical order by file extension only?

What command would you use to view the contents of the Windows environment?

What command would you enter to make DIR default to displaying filenames in order by name, one full window at a time?

A(n) _____ file is a simple file format in which data is stored as text. 

The last character in an ASCII text file is a special type of code-a(n) _____ code.

To send ouput to another device other than the standard output device (the display device), you can _____, or change the destination of, that output and, for example, send the output to a file on disk.

You can use the _____ operator to redirect output to a file.

To view the contents of an ASCII text file, you use the _____ command.

A(n) _____is a command that can modify the output of another command.

The _____ operator redirects the output produced by a command operation so that the output then becomes the input for another command.

You can use the _____ operator to redirect input from a file on disk.

You can use the _____ operator to redirect output and add it to the end of an existing file.

The standard input device is the _____, and the standard output device is the _____..

A(n) _____ is a name Windows 2000 assigns to each of the devices, or hardware components, in a computer system.

If you want to redirect output to a printer, specify the name of your _____ as the output device.

_____ is the device name of the first parallel printer port (also called Line Printer #1)

When making a copy of a file, the file you copy is called the _____ file.

When making a copy of a file, the file that contains the new copy is called the _____ file.

One advantage of the REN command is that you can use wildcards to change the filename of _____ files.

When deleting a file, you should use the _____ switch.

When redirecting output to a parallel port, you can use _____ instead of LPT1 as the device name.

TYPE, COPY, RENAME, REN, DEL, and ERASE all have one feature in common-they are _____ commands.

You have to be careful when using _____ with the Delete or Erase commands.