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Operating Systems
Operating systems, both proprietary and open-source, include those produced by Microsoft, Linux, and Apple Mac
4,423 Questions
What document file type can be transferred from one operating system to another?
portable transfer document (PTD)
Will reformatting your hard drive delete your OS and main programs?
Yep. If you reformat you hard dive, every thing is deleted.
Why compatibility is needed between operating system software and application software?
System software provides the platform for application software.
Which is the best Operating System for high performance computing for example weather monitoring?
If the computer will be dedicated to a specific purpose, do some looking around for the best software to achieve that goal, then install whatever OS that software works on.
How do you install an operating system?
- First insert the CD to the CD ROM drive
- then restart the computer
- press enter the view windows setup
- press f8 for an agreement
- press esc to continue the installation
- press enter for reformatting
- then make a partition
- choose ntfs of fat using arrow key (it defends on your OS either it is ntfs or fat format )
- then press enter to restart
- warning:don't press any key if you see (press any key )
- then click customize for customization
- choose and click eng/(your location) for customize
- choose location
- then type computer name for personalization
- then click next
- type the product key
- click next for administrator account
- then choose timezone
- again don't press any key
- click ok 2x for the display settings and windows settings
- choose not right now for the firewall protection
- the type atleast one user name then click next
- click next after you seen (congratiolatio0ns you have been succesfully)
- then make some desktop icon
- lastly install some drivers
WHAT System software that lets the system unit interact with peripheral devices attached to it?
That sounds like you are asking about device driver software.
What can a computer do without an operating system?
Not much. Depending on your BIOS, you can look at computer information, run hardware diagnostics and modify BIOS settings. You can boot from connected devices (Floppy, CD/DVD, USB etc.) to install windows or linux, or run pen-drive linux or utilities like memtest86+.
What is used to the essential parts of the operating system while the computer is running?
Access memory in system unit
Can you down lowed a operating system on a lab top?
Yes. There are several Linux distributions that can be freely downloaded. To install them, you would probably need to burn it to a CD or DVD, but some of them can install from a portable hard drive.
Are there different types of pa systems?
There are many different types of pa systems. They vary based on intended use, size of the venue and the cost of the system. These factors should be considered when choosing your system.
The correct order of data encapsulation when a device sends information?
Data, Segment, packet, frame, bit
in that order
What resources is used for communication between a hardware device and the operating system?
Memory Address
What is the lymphatic system responsible for?
The lymphatic system picks up fluid leaked from blood vessels and returns it to the blood; disposes of debris in the lymphatic stream; and houses white blood cells involved in immunity.
A multithreaded system comprising of multiple user-level
threads cannot make use of the different processors in a multiprocessor
system simultaneously. The operating system sees only a single process
and will not schedule the different threads of the process on separate
processors. Consequently, there is no performance benefit associated
with executing multiple user-level threads on a multiprocessor system.
Driver for tevion film strip scanner the one i have is a non starter?
i need to download a driver for tevion film strip scanner on windows xp
Explain network operating system?
An operating system which is run on server but is assessed/interacted with by a terminal.
Administrater
Which operatig system is installed in a computer?
look at the screen and if there is the windows logo on the bottom left corner your have a windows PC if you want to get more specific click on the windows logo and then click run or search it once run pops up type in winver and it will show you your computers operating system
What is it called when a computer is turned on and the operating system is being loaded?
Booting up ..!
A boot process is a step by step process with which a computer loads the operating system.
What characteristics of a suspended process by an operating system?
Characteristics of a suspended process:
- The process is not immediately available for execution.
- The process may or may not be waiting for an event.
- The process was placed in a suspended state by an agent: either itself, a parent process, or the operating system, for the purpose of preventing its execution.
- The process may not be removed from this state until the agent explicitly orders the removal.
