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Basics of Operating System | Set 4

1. To display hidden files

Correct : C. Dir/ah

2. The command used to display all files (.exe) from the system

Correct : B. Dir *.exe/s

3. The command refreshes the screen and places the cursor at the top left corner of screen

Correct : A. CLS

4. Which command will you use to display the system date?

Correct : A. Date

5. Which command is used to provide access to program located in other directory or disk?

Correct : D. CD

6. The ....can be defined as the entire windows display and can be envisioned as the electronic equivalent of your own desk's surface

Correct : A. Desktop

7. In PC from where you will connect internet?

Correct : C. Dial up network

8. The program that is responsible for loading the operating system into RAM is called

Correct : B. Bootstrap program

9. Copying a process from memory to disk to allow space for other processes is Called

Correct : A. Swapping

10. Which of the following command is used to ask you to confirm that you want to delete the directory?

Correct : D. Del *.*/p

11. Which is an internal command?

Correct : D. None of the above

12. Any files deleted in Windows goes into

Correct : B. Recycle bin

13. Which command is used to delete all the files from root directory of drive A?

Correct : A. Del a:\

14. Which command used to delete all files from current directory?

Correct : C. Del *.*

15. Which of the following is a disk compression tool?

Correct : A. Drive space

16. What does Belady's Anomaly related to?

Correct : A. Page Replacement Algorithm

17. A ....allows you to write on screen with a digital pen and convert that writing into characters that the PC can process

Correct : B. Tablet PC

18. Which is not utility program?

Correct : D. XCOPY

19. Driver is

Correct : A. Hardware controller

20. System files allocated at

Correct : A. Boot area

21. ... transforms one interface into other interface

Correct : B. Software

22. ... interface consists of thing like program counter, register, interrupts and terminal

Correct : A. Hardware

23. ... show characteristics with both hardware and software

Correct : A. Operating system

24. ______ shares characteristics with both hardware and software

Correct : A. Operating system

25. Which of the following command is used to switch between the window programs?

Correct : A. Alt+Tab

26. To prevent the addition and deletion of files on a disk or tape we use

Correct : B. Write protect

27. During the boot process, the .... looks for the system file

Correct : B. BIOS

28. The My Computer windows include icons that represent the ....installed on your computer

Correct : A. Disk drive

29. Which of the following resources must be protected by the operating system?

Correct : D. All of the above

30. What are the two types of Semaphore?

Correct : C. Counting Semaphores and Binary Semaphores

31. What will be the command if you want to copy rdoc file that resides in the floppy disk into work sub-directory of hard disk while you are in C prompt

Correct : B. Copy A:\rdoc c:\work

32. Which command is used to combine F1 and F2 file into ne file F3

Correct : A. Copy F1+F2 F3

33. The command to display the contents of a file fast.it

Correct : C. COPY CON fast.it

34. Which command is used to copy the contents of one disk to another

Correct : A. Diskcopy

35. Which command is used to copy the file myfile.doc from floppy disk to hard disk?

Correct : A. Copy a:\myfile.doc c:

36. To display the content of the disk we use

Correct : B. Dir

37. Which command will you use to transfer a specific file from one disk to another disk?

Correct : C. Copy

38. Copy con ram.txt is

Correct : A. Copy the entire data

39. Who is called a supervisor of computer activity?

Correct : C. Control Unit

40. Font folder is located on

Correct : C. Control Panel folder

41. From where do you change mouse setting?

Correct : C. Control panel >> mouse

42. We can restore the deleted files and folders from

Correct : A. Recycle bin

43. In copy con command, con stands for what?

Correct : B. Console

44. Outlook express lets you

Correct : A. Mail communication

45. Workgroup means

Correct : A. Computer in network

46. The ...enables the user to load devices drivers and programs into upper memory area while running DOS in 386 or higher microprocessor

Correct : A. Himem.sys

47. A zip is a program used to

Correct : C. Compress files

48. The core of operating system is:

Correct : B. Kernel

49. The MS DOS operating system is a

Correct : C. Command driven interface, single tasking operating system

50. Command Interpreter is also known as

Correct : B. Shell

51. What should be the extension to execute files?

Correct : D. All of the above

52. Part of the POST process is to ensure that the test of essential peripheral device coincides with the hardware configuration that stored in

Correct : C. CMOS

53. The memory resident portion of operating system is called the

Correct : D. Kernel

54. What is the easiest method to run MS Dos in Windows environment?

Correct : D. Type Command in run dialog box

55. Boot startup process

Correct : A. Loads system files to RAM

56. The command fixes the minor errors of the disk

Correct : C. CHKDSK/f

57. Which is an internal command?

Correct : B. Verify

58. The command allows you to show the status of the disk

Correct : C. CHKDSK

59. The command allows you to show the status of the disk is

Correct : C. CHKDSK

60. Which of the following command is an internal command?

Correct : A. Del

61. Which among the following are the best tools for fixing the errors?

Correct : B. Scandisk

62. Which command is not an internal command?

Correct : B. Edit

63. Which command does not exist in DOS?

Correct : A. Sum

64. To make directory

Correct : B. MKDIR

65. When you delete file, where it resides?

Correct : B. Recycle bin

66. Which of the following memory unit that processor can access more rapidly

Correct : C. Cache memory

67. Which is the system prompt?

Correct : B. c:\>

68. What will be the output of command prompt $l$p$g

Correct : B. <C:\>

69. Where you can find the font?

Correct : B. C:\windows\font

70. What will be the output of the command prompt $l$p$g?

Correct : A. <c:\>

71. If we use the command prompt $P$L which of the following prompt may be set?

Correct : D. C :\<

72. Usually, in MS DOS the primary hard disk drives has the drive letter

Correct : C. C

73. Usually, in MSDOS, the primary hard disk drives has the drive letter ____

Correct : C. C

74. Small pictures appear on the desktop

Correct : B. Icon

75. What are the requirements for the solution to critical section problem?

Correct : D. All of Above

76. Which of the following is the system tool?

Correct : C. Both of above

77. A graphical user interface displays

Correct : C. Both of above

78. To clear the content of recent opening files from document folder

Correct : A. Start >> setting >> choose taskbar and start menu

79. You can load character map by

Correct : A. Program >> accessories >> system tools >> character map

80. To change the screen saver you can go from

Correct : C. Both of above

81. By using RD command, directory with files can be removed or not

Correct : B. Not removed

82. You can add or remove program

Correct : A. Add/remove program from control panel

83. The ....is a temporary storage area in memory where you can attach text or graphics information

Correct : A. Clipboard

84. An embedded object might appear in a document as

Correct : A. Embedding

85. When a computer is first turned on or restarted, a special type of absolute loader called

Correct : C. Bootstrap loader

86. When a computer is first turned on or restarted, a special type of absolute loader called ____ is executed

Correct : C. Bootstrap loader

87. In which type of the following OS, the response time is very crucial.

Correct : B. Real Time Operating System

88. Which of the following file name extension suggests that it is a backup copy of another file?

Correct : D. Bak

89. Another term for hyperlink is

Correct : A. Link

90. Which file extension suggests that the file in a backup copy of files?

Correct : C. BAK

91. What should be the first step while OS upgrading?

Correct : C. Backup Critical Data

92. Which of the following Is not a system tool?

Correct : D. Skin disk

93. Which program would you use to create copies of important information stored on your fixed disk drive?

Correct : C. Back up

94. Which of the following is not an advantage of open source operating system over proprietary version?

Correct : B. Availability of technical support

95. DOS uses a special batch file named?

Correct : A. Autoexec.bat

96. Where can you define the permanent path for DOS?

Correct : C. Autoexec.sys

97. What should be the extension to execute automatically when OS is started?

Correct : C. Autoexec.bat

98. Where you can define permanent path in DOS?

Correct : C. Autoexec.bat

99. Which file keeps commands to execute automatically when OS is started?

Correct : C. autoexec.bat

100. Which of the following is a correct association between a vendor and an operating system

Correct : A. Redhat Linux