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Operating System (OS) | Set 1

1. If there are multiple recycle bin for a hard disk

Correct : A. you can setdifferent size for each recycle bin

2. Identify false statement

Correct : C. you can increase free spaceof disk by sending files in recycle bin

3. If the displayed system time and dateis wrong, you can reset it using

Correct : D. control panel

4. You should save your computer from?

Correct : D. all of the above

5. World Wide Web is being standard by

Correct : B. w3c

6. A co-processor

Correct : A. is relatively easy to support in software

7. A Microsoft Windows is .....a(n)

Correct : A. operating system

8. Which of the following is program group?

Correct : A. accessories

9. Which is not application software?

Correct : A. windows nt

10. Which of the following is an example of a real time operating system?

Correct : D. process control

11. Which of the following operating system does not implement the multitasking truly?

Correct : D. ms dos

12. Which of the following windows versionsupport64 bit processor?

Correct : C. windows xp

13. Which of the following Operating System does not implement multitasking truly?

Correct : D. ms dos

14. What program runs first aftercomputer is booted and loading GUI?

Correct : D. authentication

15. Which of the following operating system do you choose to implement a client server network?

Correct : D. windows 2000

16. Which of the following Operating systems is better for implementing a Client-Server network

Correct : D. windows 2000

17. My Computer was introduced from

Correct : C. windows 95

18. Which of the following Windows do not have Start button

Correct : C. windows 8

19. Which is the latest version of MS Windows?

Correct : B. windows 8.1

20. Which operating system doesn't support networking between computers?

Correct : A. windows 3.1

21. Which of the following does not support more than one program at a time?

Correct : A. dos

22. Which of the following is not an operating system?

Correct : D. oracle

23. Linux isa(n) ... operating system

Correct : A. open source

24. Which operating system can you give smallest file name?

Correct : B. dos

25. Which one is notoperating system?

Correct : A. p11

26. Which of the following is not a multitasking operating system?

Correct : D. dos

27. You should choose Sleep option when

Correct : B. you are leaving for a very short time and want to resume you work shortly

28. The .... displays the name of every computer user on the computer

Correct : C. welcome screen

29. The category of software most appropriate for controlling the design and layout of complex document like newsletters and brochure is:

Correct : D. desktop publishing

30. Which one is not a system tool?

Correct : C. virus scanning

31. The memory which allocates space for DOS and application is called

Correct : D. conventional memory

32. The operating system creates ... from the physical computer

Correct : B. virtual computer

33. The operating system creates _____ from the physical computer

Correct : B. virtual computers

34. Which menu bar selection would you access to openfile?

Correct : D. none of above

35. Which mode loadsminimal set of drivers when starting Windows?

Correct : A. safe mode

36. Which of the following are loaded in safe mode?

Correct : D. all of above

37. A .... is a named location on a disk where files are stored

Correct : A. folder

38. Which command is used to see the version of operating system?

Correct : C. ver

39. Which type of command requires additional files to perform specific operations?

Correct : B. external commands

40. Which of the following is system software?

Correct : D. all of the above

41. A user-interface that is easy to use is considered to be

Correct : C. user-friendly

42. A ....is a flash memory storage device that plugins into a USB port

Correct : B. usb flashdrive

43. The ....is the drive containing the files to be copied

Correct : A. source drive

44. The number of character contained in primary name (DOS)?

Correct : A. up to 8 characters

45. Which one of the following is not a multitasking operating system?

Correct : A. dos

46. The most recent version of MAC OS is based on the ... operating system

Correct : C. unix

47. The ...operating system was initially created in the early 1970s at AT and T's Bell Labs

Correct : C. unix

48. Which command is used to undelete a bunch of files withextension .doc that you have just deleted?

Correct : C. undelete *.doc

49. Which command is used to display the contents of the text file of DOS?

Correct : C. type

50. In Windows,start button is used to

Correct : D. all of above

51. Which of the following is an essential file ofa MS-DOS boot disk?

Correct : A. command.com

52. Which one is true for unconditional disk formatting?

Correct : A. destroys every byte of data on a disk by overwriting itwith with blank spaces

53. Oncetext has been cut to the clipboard, you can .....that text into another document

Correct : A. paste

54. What is the function ofradio button?

Correct : B. to select single option

55. The Banker's algorithm is used

Correct : C. to prevent deadlock

56. The primary purpose of an operating system is:

Correct : A. to make the most efficient use of the computer hardware

57. The primary purpose of an operating system is a ...

Correct : A. to make the most efficient use of computer hardware

58. You can use print manage window

Correct : D. all of the above

59. Which of the following operating system reads and reacts in actual time?

Correct : B. real time system

60. All of the following are TRUE regarding virtual memory EXCEPT

Correct : A. any amount of ram can be allocated to virtual memory

61. The essential difference between an operating system like Linux and one like Windows is that

Correct : D. any programmer can modify linux code which is not permitted with windows

62. What is dispatch latency?

Correct : A. the timetaken by the dispatcher to stop one process and start another

63. A page fault occurs when

Correct : D. the page is not found in the memory

64. Whenever you move a directory from one location to another

Correct : D. both a and b

65. The Basic Input Output System (BIOS) resides in

Correct : B. rom

66. Which of the following does not occur during the power-on-self-test (POST)?

Correct : A. the scandisk utility begins to run

67. The maximum size of a write file is limited to only

Correct : C. the amount of memory in your computer

68. Which of the following is drop down list?

Correct : B. combo box

69. Recently deleted files are stored in

Correct : A. recycle bin

70. Which components appear in the initial Windows start up display?

Correct : C. taskbar

71. A small part of taskbar that has icons of background running applications is

Correct : D. system tray

72. An operating system version designed for use with a media center PC is Microsoft Windows XP

Correct : B. media center edition

73. An operating system version designed for use with a tablet PC is Microsoft Windows XP

Correct : C. tablet pc edition

74. The date and time displays on

Correct : C. system tray

75. .... runs on a computer hardware and serves as a platform for other system to run on

Correct : A. operating system

76. Which runs on computer hardware and serve as platform for other software to run on?

Correct : A. operating system

77. ... is the program run on a computer when the computer boots up

Correct : B. operating system

78. Which is the first program run on a computer when the computer boots up?

Correct : B. operating system

79. The ....contains commands associated with the My Computer window

Correct : C. system menu

80. .... is the layer of a computer system between the hardware and the user program

Correct : B. operating system

81. Which is the layer of a computer system between the hardware and the user program

Correct : B. operating system

82. When you start up the computer the boot up storage at which the BIOS versions manufacturer and data are displayed on the monitor is called

Correct : B. power on self test (post)

83. The operating system is the most common type of .... Software

Correct : C. system

84. Which of the following is/are external commands?

Correct : D. all of above

85. Which is not an external command?

Correct : D. none of the above

86. Which of the following is not essential to shut down your computer?

Correct : C. switch off monitor

87. What is Dr. Watson?

Correct : B. diagnosis tool

88. The command allows you to create logical drive

Correct : C. subst

89. The command used to create logical drive for specific location of disk

Correct : C. subst

90. You can move a window to a different position on your screen by dragging it by its

Correct : A. move handle

91. A bar that inform you the available options in your computer, opened applications, background running applications and can be used to switch between applications quickly is

Correct : D. task bar

92. Which components appear in the initial windows start up display?

Correct : B. task bar

93. Taskbar is used for

Correct : D. all of above

94. To install the new font

Correct : B. start -> setting -> control panel -> font -> install new font

95. When a peripheral device needs immediate attention from the operating system, it generatesa(n)

Correct : A. interrupt

96. Underlined text, such as text and folder names is referred to as

Correct : A. hyperlink

97. Which of the following is suitable after you install new drivers?

Correct : B. restart

98. Windows displays various options to shutdown. Which is suitable at the end ofday?

Correct : A. shut down

99. If a process fails, most operating system write the error information to a

Correct : A. log file

100. Brain of computer is

Correct : C. central processing unit