Types of Software Quiz
1. Which software is run automatically rather than by the end user?
System
Application
Server
Microsoft PowerPoint
2. Which type of software includes programs such as Microsoft Word and PowerPoint?
Server
System
Application
Daemons
3. Which software consists of programs such as daemons and a scheduler?
Microsoft Word
System
Server
Application
4. What is a program that will allow a computer to easily access the hardware and software of the computer system?
Mobile device
Operating system
Workstation
Server
5. Today's operating systems ________.
6. An operating system will issue commands using the command line prompt by?
Dragging the mouse
Typing in commands
Clicking the mouse
Pointing the mouse
7. Which of the following operating systems is for workstations?
Android
Chrome
iOS
Windows 7/8
8. Which of the following operating systems is for mobile devices?
Windows Server
Windows 7/8
Linux
Android
9. Which of the following operating systems is for servers?
Android
Windows 7/8
Windows Server
iOS
10. Which layer of the operating system will handle process management, resource management, and memory management?
Utility Programs
Kernel
Shell
Services
11. Which layer of the operating system provides access to the kernel?
Shell
Device Drivers
Services
Utility Programs
12. Which layer of the operating system run in the background and will handle an event?
Utility Programs
Shell
Services
Kernel
13. Which of the following is a role of an administrator account?
Can view programs but not write to or execute them
Allow the casual user to log in as the administrator
Manipulate system files
Can add but not delete user accounts
14. Which account is also referred to as root or superuser?
User
Employee
Administrator
Guest
15. Adding/deleting user accounts is the role of which account?
User
Administrator
Guest
Employee
16. Complete the following sentence: Windows 7/8, Linux, and Mac OS X are operating systems for _______.
17. Complete the following sentence: Android, Chrome, and iOS are operating systems for _______.
18. Windows Server 8 is an operating system for type of device?
mobile device
workstation
Android
server