Where and how can you use a private constructor? (Answered)
What is the difference between an instance variable and a static variable? (Answered)
What are wrapper classes? (Answered)
What is the main difference between shallow cloning and deep cloning of objects? (Answered)
When do we use java serialization? (Answered)
What is the main difference between a String and a StringBuffer class? (Answered)
What is a list iterator? (Answered)
What is the Collections API? (Answered)
What must a class do to implement an interface? (Answered)
What is the Collection interface? (Answered)
What are class variables (Answered)
What is an abstract class? (Answered)
What are different types of access modifiers? (Answered)
What is serialization? (Answered)
what is dot operator? (Answered)
What is variables and their types? (Answered)
What is the Java Virtual Machine (JVM)? (Answered)
What is the Java API? (Answered)
What are pass by reference and passby value? (Answered)
What are the main features of java? (Answered)
Describe the following path: C:\Windows\System\Kenya.doc. (Answered)
List four programs that always runs in the background when the computer is started. (Answered)
Define the term installation. (Answered)
Give two reasons why one may restart a computer. (Answered)
Explain the following commands as used with operating systems:
Rename file and sort file. (Answered)
Give the importance of scandisk command. (Answered)
Define the term scandisk (Answered)
Explain how the operating system controls the Processor. (Answered)
Explain the difference in function between these keys: (i)caps lock key and shift key (ii)tab key and space bar key. (Answered)
Explain how one can select a group of:
i)Randomly placed files
ii)Subsequent files:
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Write down the procedure of recovering deleted files using an operating system. (Answered)
Give the function of a recycle bin. (Answered)
Give any one similarity and one difference between menu-driven interface and graphical user interface. (Answered)
List four devices or resources controlled by operating system. (Answered)
Explain three file attributes. (Answered)
Define the word file attribute as used in operating system. (Answered)
State and explain two situation when a computer use will be required to format a disk. (Answered)
An intern in an IT company was asked to format a flash disk in windows XP. The trainee formatted the hard disk by a mistake.
Explain the term formatting a disk. (Answered)
State two reasons for partitioning a disk. (Answered)
Define the term partitioning. (Answered)
The operating system is a suite of program that control and manage the operation of a computer and its peripheral without or with least intervention of the operator.
With reference to the windows operating system, explain the following operations: (i)Disk defragmentation (ii)Back up. (Answered)
Using examples, explain the difference between application file and system based files. (Answered)
Explain five functions of the operating system. (Answered)
Define the term file as used in operating system. (Answered)
Explain how the operating system does memory management. (Answered)
Distinguish between single user and multi user operating system. (Answered)