#1) An important task that the operating system performs is ____, which keeps track of the files stored on a computer so that they can be retrieved when needed.
Answer: File Management System. Keeps track of where files are stored and determines how the files are stored following the operating system file allocation policies. It uses available storage space efficiently for files and creates a record/log of all file usage. It allocates a file to a user if is free, and if they are permitted access to it. Then de-allocates file when the user is finished with it.
Answer:
The answer is below
Explanation:
Elements of Server software that is built-in, in Windows workstations are:
1. Hard drives,
2. RAM (Random Access Memory)
3. Processors
4. Network adapters.
Windows Professional OS is not considered a server due to the following:
1. Windows Professional OS has a limit on the number of client connections it allowed.
2. Unlike Server, Professional OS uses less memory
2. In comparison to Server, Professional OS uses the CPU less efficiently
4. Professional OS is not built to process background tasks, unlike Server that is configured to perform background tasks.
The answer is the letter a
