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Mac users can set up their computer to run both Windows and Mac OS X and select the platform they want to work with when they boot their computer.

A) True
B) False

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Today's mobile phones and some PCs use a touch user interface called a _____ to allow people to control the personal computer.

A) multiprocessing user interface
B) command-based user interface
C) speech recognition user interface
D) natural user interface

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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_____ are sequences of instructions for the computer.

One of the disadvantages of proprietary software is that:

One advantage of proprietary software versus off-the-shelf software is that _____.

The primary function of application software is to apply the power of the computer to enable people, workgroups, and the entire enterprise to solve problems and perform specific tasks.

Documentation consists of computer programs that control the workings of computer hardware.

_____ is a powerful operating system originally developed by AT&T for minicomputers-the predecessors of servers that are larger than PCs and smaller than mainframes.

_____ is IBM's first 64-bit enterprise operating system that is capable of handling very heavy workloads.

Utility programs help to perform maintenance, correct problems, merge and sort sets of data, keep track of computer jobs, and compress files of data.

A software suite is a collection of programs packaged together as a bundle and typically includes a word processor, spreadsheet program, graphics program, and more.

The _____ techniques of the operating system increases the amount of processing that can be accomplished in a given amount of time.

A(n) _____ is a combination of a hardware configuration and systems software.

The operating system's application programming interface (API) provides software developers with tools they use to build application software without needing to understand the inner workings of the operating system and hardware.

Discuss three disadvantages of using proprietary software.

_____ programs can reduce the amount of disk space required to store a file or reduce the time it takes to transfer a file over the Internet.

One of the advantages of off-the-shelf software is that:

A(n) _____ is a set of programming instructions and standards for one software program to access and use the services of another software program.

_____ are sets of keywords, commands, symbols, and rules for constructing statements by which humans can communicate instructions to a computer.

An operating system with _____ capabilities allows a user to run more than one program to concurrently.