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Basics of Operating System | Set 5
1. ... controls the way in which the computer system functions and provides a means by which users can interact with the computer
A. The platform
B. The operating system
C. Application software
D. The motherboard
Correct : B. The operating system
2. Which one of the following is not a layer of operating system?
A. Kernel
B. Shell
C. Application program
D. Critical selection
Correct : D. Critical selection
3. Which is not the function of the operating system?
A. Memory management
B. Disk management
C. Application management
D. Virus protection
Correct : D. Virus protection
4. The virtual memory is
A. An extremely large main memory
B. An extremely large secondary memory
C. An illusion of extremely large main memory
D. A type of memory used in super computer
Correct : C. An illusion of extremely large main memory
5. Virtual Memory is
A. Extremely Large Main memory
B. Extremely Large Secondary memory
C. An illusion of extremely large main memory
D. An illusion of extremely large secondary memory
Correct : C. An illusion of extremely large main memory
6. Internet Explorer is
A. an Internet browser
B. provided by Windows OS
C. an access point for Word Wide Web
D. All of above
Correct : D. All of above
7. Which of the following command is used to close the active window?
A. Ctrl+F4
B. Ctrl+F5
C. Alt+F6
D. None of above
Correct : A. Ctrl+F4
8. The shortcut key is used to open properties window of selected item is
A. Ctrl+Enter
B. Shift+Enter
C. Alt+Enter
D. None of above
Correct : C. Alt+Enter
9. The shortcut key to open a task manager is:
A. Alt + F1
B. Alt + Ctrl + Delete
C. Alt + Tab
D. F1
Correct : B. Alt + Ctrl + Delete
10. Swapping
A. Works best with many small partitions
B. Allows many programs to use memory simultaneously
C. Allows each program in turn to use the memory
D. Does not work with overlaying
Correct : C. Allows each program in turn to use the memory
11. The windows feature is the ability of computer to automatically configure a new hardware component is that
A. Auto detect
B. Plug and play
C. Add remove hardware
D. None of above
Correct : B. Plug and play
12. Which of the following is not a part of the control panel?
A. Date and time
B. My documents
C. Add or remove program
D. Display
Correct : B. My documents
13. The ....provides information about hardware installation, configuration and hardware status
A. Device manager
B. Control panel
C. Add new hardware
D. Program manager
Correct : A. Device manager
14. Which of the following is a program group?
A. Word pad
B. Paint brush
C. Accessories
D. None of the above
Correct : C. Accessories
15. A program in execution is called
A. A Paging
B. A Process
C. A virtual memory
D. A Demand Page
Correct : B. A Process
16. Using windows explorer, a plus (+) sign in front of a folder indicates
A. An open folder
B. The folder contains subfolder
C. A text file
D. A graphic file
Correct : B. The folder contains subfolder
17. What is Thrashing?
A. A high paging activity is called thrashing.
B. A high executing activity is called thrashing
C. A extremely long process is called thrashing
D. A extremely long virtual memory is called thrashing
Correct : A. A high paging activity is called thrashing.
18. A flashing or blinking light on the screen is called
A. An icon
B. A pixel
C. A cursor
D. None of the above
Correct : C. A cursor
19. Operating system is
A. A collection of software routines
B. A collection of hardware components
C. A collection of input and output devices
D. All of above
Correct : A. A collection of software routines
20. An entire path name, consisting of several sub-directory name can contain up to
A. 13 character
B. 36 character
C. 63 character
D. 53 character
Correct : C. 63 character
21. Which of the following file pattern encompasses the filenames having second character b ?
A. *b??????.txt
B. ?b******.txt
C. 2b*.txt
D. ?b*.txt
Correct : D. ?b*.txt
22. Label name can be up to
A. 10 character
B. 63 character
C. 11 character
D. All of above
Correct : C. 11 character
23. The delete confirmation generated by ...switch
A. /p
B. /b
C. /w
D. /c
Correct : A. /p
24. Which switch will be used in dir to see screen full contents of disk at a time?
A. /s
B. /w
C. /p
D. /b
Correct : C. /p
25. What is the default file extension created by notepad?
A. .doc
B. .html
C. .txt
D. .tif
Correct : C. .txt
26. Which of the following is not the user file extension?
A. .ppt
B. .xls
C. .sys
D. .#do
Correct : C. .sys
27. Which of the following is extension of WordPad?
A. .ppt.
B. .xls
C. .rtf
D. None of above
Correct : C. .rtf
28. Which of the following is extension of notepad?
A. .txt
B. .bmp
C. .ppt
D. .xls
Correct : A. .txt
29. What is the extension of paint brush?
A. .pbs
B. .bmp
C. .pmb
D. None of the above
Correct : B. .bmp
30. Which of the following is not a video file extension?
A. .avi
B. .wav
C. .mpeg
D. .mov
Correct : B. .wav
31. What is the extension of font file?
A. .ttf
B. .mdb
C. .fft
D. .txt
Correct : A. .ttf
32. Which is not executable file?
A. .com
B. .exe
C. .bat
D. .txt
Correct : D. .txt
33. The __________ key will launch the Start button.
A. esc
B. shift
C. Windows
D. Shortcut
Correct : C. Windows
34. The __________ can be defined as an upside down mouse.
A. trackpad
B. trackball
C. trackpoint
D. trackwell
Correct : B. trackball
35. To access properties of an object, the mouse technique to use is __________.
A. dragging
B. dropping
C. right-clicking
D. shift-clicking
Correct : C. right-clicking
36. 1 The wheel on a mouse can make it easier to __________.
A. scroll through documents
B. select objects
C. open documents
D. change volume
Correct : A. scroll through documents
37. ctrl, shift and alt are called __________ keys.
A. adjustment
B. function
C. modifier
D. alphanumeric
Correct : C. modifier
38. To move to the beginning of a line of text, press the __________ key.
A. a
B. pageup
C. enter
D. home
Correct : D. home
39. The __________ determines how long you must hold down an alphanumeric key before the keyboard will repeat the character.
A. strike rate
B. repeat rate
C. default rate
D. threshold rate
Correct : B. repeat rate
40. The traditional mechanical mouse uses a __________ to track the pointer position on the screen.
A. light sensor
B. wheel
C. ball
D. ruler
Correct : C. ball
41. To make the number pad act as directional arrows, you press the __________ key.
A. num lock
B. caps lock
C. arrow lock
D. shift
Correct : A. num lock
42. MS DOS was introduced in
A. 1970
B. 1981
C. 1999
D. 2000
Correct : B. 1981
43. When was MS Windows operating system introduced?
A. 1975
B. 1985
C. 1995
D. 2000
Correct : C. 1995
44. First operating system was developed in
A. 1958
B. 1976
C. 1950
D. 1946
Correct : C. 1950
45. How many characters can be entered in a single command line?
A. 64
B. 127
C. 80
D. 90
Correct : B. 127
46. The maximum length of any single path from the root directory?
A. 54
B. 63
C. 80
D. 27
Correct : B. 63
47. The modern keyboard typically has __________ Function keys.
A. 10
B. 12
C. 14
D. 16
Correct : B. 12
48. Disk label name can be up to ....characters
A. 8
B. 9
C. 11
D. 255
Correct : C. 11
49. In DOS, the maximum length of filename is
A. 5
B. 8
C. 11
D. 10
Correct : B. 8
50. When you rename a file five times then the number of file in the disk is
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 5
Correct : A. 1
51. If you hard disk is partitioned into 3 drives, the number of recycle bin for that hard disk is
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Correct : C. 3