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Chapter 1 questions PCOS

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The ____ is unique to each operating system.   show
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show Device Manager  
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____ include(s) every peripheral unit in the system such as printers, disk drives, CD/DVD drives, flash memory, keyboards, and so on.   show
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show tower  
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show 2.4 trillion  
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Powerful microcomputers developed for use by commercial, educational and government enterprises are called ____.   show
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show Linux, NetWare, UNIX, Windows  
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The primary distinguishing characteristic of modern computers is ____.   show
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____ systems are used in time-critical environments where reliability is key and data must be processed within a strict time limit.   show
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show batch and interactive  
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show Embedded  
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show 1940-1955  
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show businesses  
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____ introduced the need for control cards, which defined the exact nature of each program and its requirements.   show
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show Blocking  
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show control unit  
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show interrupt  
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show virtual memory  
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The ____ is used to indicate that a program is permanently held in ROM (read only memory), as opposed to being held in secondary storage.   show
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show Internet  
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A typical ____ computer houses devices to perform audio, video, and graphic creation and editing.   show
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show Virtualization  
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show lightweight process  
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show kernel  
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____ are self-contained modules (units of software) that provide models of the real world and can be reused in different applications.   show
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