\ans 

Having software that was specific to a certain computer limited
the kind and number of computer programs you could have for your
computer. For personal computer users there are now two major platform
choices, the IBM type, or the Apple Macintosh computer.  


\ans Because the programs share time on the CPU, the more programs
that are running and the more they must share the CPU time, the less
CPU time each program will have. So, there is a maximum limit to this
number, much like there are only so many things you can do at once.

\ans 

If your computer "locks up" or refuses to do anything for you, this is
a time when you might want to perform a soft boot. Also, some programs
require you to soft boot the computer during installation in order to
activate changes in some particular computer files.


\ans 
Microsoft included MS-DOS with the Windows 95 operating system so
people who still used programs that required DOS in order to run would
be able to run those programs.  Windows 95 was designed to be a
user-friendly environment with lots of different ways to perform the
same tasks. For example, it has been estimated that there are eleven
ways to start a program in Windows 95.  

\ans

When you click on a pull-down menu, another menu will drop down and
give you choices which allow you to do things that are related to the
first command (the word you clicked on to drop down the menu). If you
look closely at the items on the pull-down menu you will notice some
of them have symbols with letters to the right of the word. Those are
called shortcut keys; they allow you to do the same things as clicking
on the words in the pull-down menu without having to use the menu. For
the Macintosh computer, most shortcut keys start with a symbol that
looks like a cloverleaf and a letter. For example, to open a file, you
hold down the cloverleaf key and then press O. The cloverleaf key is
called the command key.


\ans
DOS is an operating system which is NOT case sensitive. This means we
may type either a: or A: in order to change the drive. DOS sees both
of these characters as the same thing.  

\ans

No, neither Windows 3.1 nor the new operating system, Windows 95 are
case sensitive.  

\ans 
Yes they can, and this is done in exactly the same way you would
create new directories and subdirectories for the hard drive. In DOS
you type the command MD (for make directory) or if you are working in
UNIX you enter the command mkdir. In Windows you would use menus or
icons to help you create new directories and subdirectories.

\ans

That depends on what files you have on your diskette. For example, if
you are taking several classes, you may want a separate directory for
each class. Why?


\ans

There shouldn't be any problem using the file in Windows 3.1, however
Windows 3.1 will shorten the file name to the required 8.3 characters,
so you would need to keep that in mind when you are trying to locate
your file.


\ans

File and directory structure is very much like a tree. It starts at
the root and goes down the branches to the next level which are the
directories, then to the next level which are the subdirectories, with
the last level being files.


\ans

NOPE.  Program manager is SYMBOLIC.  All he is messing with is symbols.

\ans

Remember, it is possible to have a number of programs open at the same
time.  Let's imagine you find some great information on the web, and
you want to copy it and place it in a word processing document (with,
of course proper citation of the source).  You can copy the
information in your web browser and paste it in your word
processor. When you copy the information, you are temporarily done
with the web browser.  You might not want to completely exit the
program however, because you might want to go back to it immediately.
You can MINIMIZE the web browser to keep it open, but put it out of
the way temporarily, so you can get to it again without waiting for it
to load up another time.


\ans

Graphical user interface. A GUI gives the user pictorial
representations of files and programs with point and click access.


\ans

A command line interface such as used in MS-DOS or UNIX requires the
user to type in commands in order to complete tasks such as copying a
file.


