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Match each of the following terms to its meaning:

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Disk Cleanup

brings system back to a previously stable state

Error-checking

checks the hard drive for damaged files

System Restore

lists all the programs being used and indicates their status

Task Manager

regroups related pieces of files on the hard disk

Disk Defragmenter

removes unnecessary files from the hard drive

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Disk Cleanup

Error-checking

System Restore

Task Manager

Disk Defragmenter

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brings system back to a previously stable state

checks the hard drive for damaged files

lists all the programs being used and indicates their status

regroups related pieces of files on the hard disk

removes unnecessary files from the hard drive

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Disk Cleanup

Error-checking

System Restore

Task Manager

Disk Defragmenter

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Disk Cleanup

Error-checking

System Restore

Task Manager

Disk Defragmenter

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Question 32

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iOS was developed by ________ as the operating system for its tablets and smartphones.

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During the boot process, the ________ is responsible for loading the operating system from the hard drive into RAM.

The location of a file is specified by its ________.

Match each of the following terms to its meaning:

Which of the following is the name of a Microsoft Excel file?

A unique signal by a device to let the operating system know that it needs attention is called a(n)________.

When using Windows 8, the pinch and stretch gestures are used to ________ an object.

The basic input/output system (BIOS) is stored on a ________ chip.

File names in Windows are case-sensitive.

Match each of the following terms to its meaning:

Installing a device driver can sometimes cause system instability.

The Windows feature that removes a newly installed, improperly working driver and replaces it with the last one that worked is called ________.

Which utility removes redundancies in a file to reduce the file size?

Errors in computer software are called ________.

The Windows utility program that removes unnecessary files from the hard drive is called ________.

The fuel-injection system in car engine uses a(n)________ operating system.

Preemptive multitasking is the term used when the operating system processes higher-priority tasks before lower-priority tasks.

Android is an open source operating system for personal computers and network servers.

UNIX was developed by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie, who worked at ________.