3. Software & Operating Systems

1. Category of application software:

   1. embedded applications

   2. basic applications

   3. real time applications

   4. multiple user applications

   5. All of the above

2. Computer software is divided into two separate categories. What is one category?

1. Operating Systems

2. System Software

3. Web applications

4. Mobile Applications

5. All are major branches

3. What is an operating system?

1. technologies that provide access to information through telecommunications

2. a series of actions or steps taken to achieve a particular result

3. the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes

4. system software that acts as an interface between the user and the computer hardware

5. exchange of information over significant distances by electronic means

4. Compiler:

1. provides access to information through telecommunications

2. directly executes the instructions one line at a time in the source programming language

3. receives data from the server

4. translates all the instructions into efficient machine code

5. sends data to the server

5. Application software is:

1. Software for the system

2. Software that manages memory

3. Software for only a mobile device

4. Software for the user

5. All of the above

6. Type of application interface:

1. graphical user interface

2. specialized interface

3. real time interface

4. multiple user interface

5. All of the above

7. What type of a system does machine language typically use?

   1. Letters (a, b, c, z)

   2. Number (binary, octal, hexadecimal)

   3. Computers can talk any language

   4. Words (ADD, MOV, DEL, IF, THEN)

   5. English

8. What helps programmers write software?

   1. compilers & interpreters

   2. machine code

   3. programming languages

   4. application software

   5. System software

9. What converts human instructions to machine language?

   1. compilers & interpreters

   2. machine code

   3. programming languages

   4. application software

   5. System software

10. What is code that a computer can interpret directly?

    1. compilers & interpreters

    2. machine code

    3. programming languages

    4. application software

    5. System software

11. Linux is an example of which OS family?

    1. Windows

    2. Macintosh

    3. Android

    4. OS2

    5. Unix-Like

12. An operating system that only allows a single process or task to run at a time is a

    1. real-time OS

    2. embedded OS

    3. single-tasking OS

    4. multi-tasking OS

    5. multi-user OS

13. An operating system that a copy machine or TV might use

    1. real-time OS

    2. embedded OS

    3. single-tasking OS

    4. multi-tasking OS

    5. multi-user OS

4. Human-Computer Interaction

1. What is the golden rule of HCI?

   1. Computers are the most important part of HCI

   2. Create beautiful interfaces to wow the users

   3. People should come first

   4. Allow users to interact with a computer even if the software is complicated

   5. Make complicated interfaces with many features

2. As a field of study, what does HCI stand for?

   1. human-component interference

   2. human-computer internet

   3. human-controller interface

   4. human-computer interaction

   5. human-component intuition

3. The HCI component that designs the software that interacts with the hardware.

   1. computer Science

   2. cognitive psychology

   3. fine arts design

   4. graphic designer

   5. human

4. The HCI component that examines how the mind processes information.

   1. computer Science

   2. cognitive psychology

   3. fine arts design

   4. graphic designer

   5. human

5. The HCI component that creates the graphical or visual elements that the people use to interface with the device

   1. computer Science

   2. cognitive psychology

   3. fine arts design

   4. philosophy

   5. human

6. in HCI, what is an individual user or a group of users?

   1. human

   2. computer

   3. interaction

   4. touch or mouse

   5. user interface

7. In HCI, what is any direct or indirect communication between a human and computer?

   1. human

   2. computer

   3. interaction

   4. touchscreen

   5. graphic design

8. In HCI, what describes this interaction experience?

   1. The developer knows best. The site should only work using a desktop

   2. The developer broke the golden rule that people should come first

   3. The developer is correct: A desktop is required for the best user experience

   4. The developer must have a good reason to prevent mobile access to the site

   5. The user should wait to access the site on a desktop to have the best experience

9. What statement accurately describes HCI?

   1. HCI creates usable systems

   2. HCI creates beautiful interfaces

   3. HCI focuses on desktop computers only

   4. HCI builds non-essential features for user interfaces

   5. HCI seeks a way for humans to use technology, even if the interface is complicated and hard to use.