_____ started Microsoft in 1975 to develop the BASIC programming language for a particular type of PC.

Question

Question 1 options:

Bill Gates and Paul Allen

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak

Michael Eisner and Randy Newman

Masters Stevenson and Dr. Omar Said
Question 2 (1 point)

How does an operating system handle a user wanting to run multiple applications?
Question 2 options:

The application runs only while the user is interacting with the application's window.

The operating system makes the user close one application before opening another.

The operating system rapidly switches between the applications.

None of these
Question 3 (1 point)

Restarting an application every so often is a good idea because apps can have bugs that cause _____.
Question 3 options:

CPU leaks

parity errors

memory leaks

None of these
Question 4 (1 point)

Which of the following is most likely a file that stores a formatted text and graphics
Question 4 options:

file1.pdf

file1.exe

file1.mp4

file1.jpg
Question 5 (1 point)

Which of the following is NOT a task likely to be carried out by an operating system?
Question 5 options:

Interfaces directly with the keyboard and other hardware.

Keeps track of file locations on a drive.

Switches between multiple applications.

Edits video and audio files.
Question 6 (1 point)

Windows is a _____ OS developed by Microsoft in the mid-to-late 1980s.
Question 6 options:

text-based

touch-based

command line

graphical
Question 7 (1 point)

Finder and Windows Explorer are examples of applications that provide a way for users to _____.
Question 7 options:

manage multiple applications that run simultaneously

move

view formatted text and images on multiple platforms

edit movies

Answer 1

Here are the answers to your multiple-choice questions:

Question 1:
_____ started Microsoft in 1975 to develop the BASIC programming language for a particular type of PC.
Answer: Bill Gates and Paul Allen

Question 2:
How does an operating system handle a user wanting to run multiple applications?
Answer: The operating system rapidly switches between the applications.

Question 3:
Restarting an application every so often is a good idea because apps can have bugs that cause _____.
Answer: memory leaks

Question 4:
Which of the following is most likely a file that stores a formatted text and graphics?
Answer: file1.pdf

Question 5:
Which of the following is NOT a task likely to be carried out by an operating system?
Answer: Edits video and audio files.

Question 6:
Windows is a _____ OS developed by Microsoft in the mid-to-late 1980s.
Answer: graphical

Question 7:
Finder and Windows Explorer are examples of applications that provide a way for users to _____.
Answer: move

Let me know if you have any more questions!