Chapter 12: Operating System Basics

1. B, C. To open a command prompt, you can use CMD or COMMAND (though the latter does not work in Windows 7).

2. D. A driver is extremely specific software written for the purpose of instructing a particular OS on how to access a piece of hardware.

3. C. You can increase the Taskbar’s size by moving the mouse pointer to the top of it, pausing until the pointer turns into a double-headed arrow, and then clicking and dragging. Keep in mind that in Windows XP, you have to unlock the Taskbar first by right-clicking on it and deselecting Lock The Taskbar.

4. A. FAT32 does not have as many options as NTFS, such as Encryption and Compression. These attributes are available only on NTFS partitions.

5. B, C. The Windows ...

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