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An operating system acts as an interface between _____ and _____.
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application software
hardware |
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Which operating system was developed first?
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UNIX
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Which company created a revolution of sorts when it introduced an open standard and desktop computing hardware?
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IBM
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Which operating system was the first system used by IBM for its PC computer?
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PC DOS
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You have connected a new printer to your computer, but it is not printing. What is most likely the problem?
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You forgot to install the device driver for that printer.
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Apple Computer Corporation's operating system
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Mac OS
(Macintosh Operating System) |
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A technique that allows a user or a computer application to switch among multiple applications, running one program at a time.
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Multitasking
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One of the earliest widely used programming languages was called BASIC, which stands for?
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Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
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Microsoft Windows was the first graphics-oriented user interface for for small desktop computers. True or False?
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False
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Used to manage computer memory.
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Resource manager
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