Operating System Software Controls the Application Software and Manages How

question 126

True/False

Operating system software controls the application software and manages how the hardware devices work together. When using Excel to create and print a graph, the operating system software controls the process, ensures that a printer is attached and has paper, and sends the graph to the printer along with instructions on how to print it. Some computers are configured with two operating systems so they can dual boot-provide the user with the option of choosing the operating system when the computer is turned on.

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Definitions:

Outcome Data

Refers to data that indicate the results or outcomes of various interventions, treatments, or activities over a period.

Efficacy

The ability of a product or treatment to provide a beneficial effect (such as reducing or curing a disease) under ideal and controlled conditions.

Researcher Allegiance Effects

The influence that a researcher's preferences, beliefs, or biases may have on the outcome of a study, potentially skewing results in favor of their favored theoretical framework or treatment modality.

Meta-analysis

A statistical technique that combines the results of multiple scientific studies to arrive at a conclusion about an overall body of research.