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Operating Systems Management
Module 2 Activity
Activity 1: After having read the "Guide 2 - Operating System Management" and
Having watched the educational videos of the module, please respond correctly to the following.
questions.
1. What is computer science and what is its objective?
It is the set of technical knowledge that deals with automatic processing.
from information through computers. The objective of storing, processing and
transmit information in digital format
2. What is a computer? It is an electronic machine designed to perform
specific tasks. In many countries, it is known as a computer or a laptop,
but all these words refer to the same thing
3. How many generations of computers exist? Talk about each one.
First generation 1940-1956 Vacuum tubes
Second generation 1956-1963 Transistors
Third generation 1964-1971 Integrated circuits
Fourth generation 1971-present Microprocessors
4. What is hardware? It is the physical part of a computer or computing system. It is
made up of electrical, electronic, electromechanical components and
mechanics, such as cable and light circuits, boards, memory, hard drives,
peripheral devices and any other physical materials that are necessary
to make the team work.
5. ¿Qué son los dispositivos de entrada y los dispositivos de salida? De 5 ejemplos de
each one.
Input peripherals: these are the ones that allow data access to the computer.
example, the keyboard, the microphone, the webcam, etc.
Output peripherals: through them, the user can extract information, such as the
scanners, printers, consoles, and speakers.
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6. What is software? It refers to the set of programs, instructions, and data that
allow a computing device to perform various tasks. It is the non-
tangible of a computer system and encompasses all types of applications, programs and
operating systems that we use on computers
7. Define the types of software.
System software
It is the program responsible for executing all the applications needed for
for a system to operate correctly.
Programming software
They are all the tools that allow the development of new software.
Software of application
Application software is a program designed to facilitate some
specific tasks for any computer medium, whether on computers,
tables or cell phones
Free software
The concept of free software is used to refer to those programs that allow
to use, copy, modify, and distribute it.
Malicious or harmful software also used in its original form
in English, malicious software or simply malware
8. What is an operating environment and what are its parts?
it is the user interface and the non-physical environment where the software runs. The interface
The user environment can be a graphical desktop or a text-based console. The
the term can also refer to an integrated development environment used by
programmers or a runtime environment used to run programs.
9. What operating environments do you know?
Microsoft Windows
10. What are storage devices? Give 5 examples.
The devices where application programs are stored and
the data that the user is generating
hard drive.
Portable (external) hard drive
CD/DVD-ROM.
Drive
memory card
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11. What is RAM and ROM? State the difference between both.
RAM is a volatile memory that temporarily stores the files you are working on.
working. The ROM is a non-volatile memory that permanently stores
instructions for your computer.
12. What is cache memory and what is its usefulness?
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it is to store data or instructions that the CPU will need in the immediate future,
After working on the question activity. On our computer, we will carry out
the instructions indicated below this statement.
Note: We must include one or more screenshots for each statement.
described.
Activate the main icons on your desktop.
2. Group the icons on your desktop.
3. Hide all the icons on your desktop.
4. Show the icons on your desktop again and align them to the right.
5. Change the size of your desktop icons to 'Large'.
6. Arrange the icons by name.
7. Change the wallpaper image.
8. Hide the taskbar.
9. Unlock the taskbar and place it at the top.
Create a folder named Practices in System in the My folder
Documents.
11. Create an image in Microsoft Paint and save it in the folder created earlier.
12. Delete the created folder.
Restore the deleted folder and move it to the desktop.
14. Create a text document and save it inside the restored folder.
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Basic Operations of Office Programs
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Module 2 Activity