Mr Danault - System Software - 12 Fill in the Blank

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

1. Programs currently being worked on are said to be running in the

2. Related files should be stored within the same

3. are used to connect several computers together.

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

5. Most operating systems are operating systems in that they are owned and licensed by a corporation.

6. is the most popular operating system today and has over 90 percent of the market.

7. Windows XP's user interface is called .

8. Macintosh’s user interface is called .

9. is a free version of UNIX and was developed by Linus Torvalds.

10. utilities should be used to save copies of important files.

11. When files cannot be saved on a single track across contiguous sectors, they are into smaller pieces.

12. Disk is a utility program that reassembles file fragments and unused disk space to optimize operations.