Chapter 1 Introduction to Operating Systems True/False Questions [Question] Smartphones generally have larger screens than tablets. Answer: False Feedback: Increasingly, fewer distinctions exist between smartphones and tablet, but the majority of new smartphones do not have screens that approach the size of those on tablets. Page: 4 Difficulty: Easy [Question] A computer that provides services to other computers over a network is a client. Answer: False Feedback: A computer that provides services is a server; it “serves” its clients running on other computers. Page: 3 Difficulty: Medium [Question] A microcomputer is a computer built around a microprocessor. Answer: True Feedback: Essentially all commonly used computers today are microcomputers. Page: 2 Difficulty: Easy [Question] The Apple Mac computer, running the Mac OS System 1 was the first commercially available computer with a graphical user interface. Answer: False Feedback: An Apple computer model named Lisa predated the Mac by two years and was the first commercially available computer with a GUI. Page: 14 Difficulty: Medium [Question] The most controversial changes to the desktop in Windows 8 were to the GUI. Answer: True Feedback: The Windows 8 GUI was modeled on the Metro GUI introduced in Windows Phone