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Operating system MCQ

Q1. OS stands for

a) Operating solve
b) Open Source
c) Open System
d) Operating system

Answer : d

 

Q2. World Wide Web is being standard by

a) Worldwide corporation
b) W3C
c) World Wide Web Standard
d) World Wide Consortium

Answer : b

 

Q3. A co-processor

a)   Is relatively easy to support in software
b) Causes all processor to function equally
c) Works with any application
d) Is quite common in modern computer

Answer : a

 

Q4. A Microsoft Windows is a(n)

a) Operating system
b) Graphic program
c) Word Processing
d) Database program

Answer : a

 

Q5. Which of the following is program group?

a) Accessories
b) Paint
c) Word
d) All of above

Answer : a

 

Q6. Which is not application software?

a) Windows NT
b) Page Maker
c) WinWord XP
d) Photoshop

Answer : a

 

Q7.The …… program compresses large files into a smaller file

a) WinZip
b) WinShrink
c) WinStyle
d) None of above

Answer : a

 

Q8.My Computer was introduced from

a) Windows 3.1
b) Windows 3.11
c) Windows 95
d) Windows 98

Answer : c

 

Q9.Which of the following is not an operating system?

a) DOS
b) Linux
c) Windows
d) Oracle

Answer : d

 

Q10.Linux is a(n) ……. operating system

a) Open source
b) Microsoft
c) Windows
d) Mac

Answer : a

 

Q11.The most recent version of MAC OS is based on the …… operating system

a) Windows
b) Linux
c) Unix
d) CMOS

Answer : c

 

Q12.In Windows, start button is used to

a) Run applications
b) Device setting
c) Turn off the system
d) All of above

Answer : d

 

Q13. for that hard disk is

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

Answer : c

Q14.The date and time displays on

a) Taskbar
b) Status bar
c) System tray
d) Launch pad

Answer : c

 

Q15……. runs on computer hardware and serves as a platform for other system to run on

a) Operating system
b) Application system
c) System software
d) All of above

Answer : a

 

Q16. ……. Is the layer of a computer system between the hardware and the user?

a) Operating environment
b) Operating system
c) System environment
d) None of these

Answer : b

 

Q17.Which is the first program run on a computer when the computer boots up?

a) System software
b) Operating system
c) System operations
d) None

Answer : b

 

Q18. Which of the following requires a device driver?

a) Register
b) Cache
c) Main memory
d) Disk

Answer : d

 

Q19. A program in execution is called

a) A Paging
b) A Process
c) A virtual memory
d) A Demand Page

Answer : b

 

Q20. Which of the following memory unit that processor can access more rapidly

a) Main Memory
b) Virtual Memory
c) Cache memory
d) Read Only Memory

Answer : c

 

Q21. Which of the following is an example of a real-time operating system?

a) Lynx
b) MS-DOS
c) Windows XP
d) Process Control

Answer : d

 

Q22.Which of the following shutdown method is often called Warm Boot?

a) Shut Down
b) Restart
c) Sleep
d) Hibernate

Answer : b

 

Q23. If the displayed system time and date are wrong, you can reset it using

a) Write
b) Calendar
c) Write file.
d) Control panel

Answer : d

 

Q24. World Wide Web is being a standard by

a) Worldwide corporation
b) W3C
c) World Wide Consortium
d) d.World Wide Web Standard

Answer : b

 

Q25. Which scheduler selects which processes should be brought into the ready queue?

a) Real-term
b) Long-term
c) Mid-term
d) Short-term

Answer : b

 

Q26. Piece of code that only one thread can execute at a time is called

a) Mutual Exclusion
b) Critical Section
c) Synchronization
d) All of them

Answer : b

 

Q27. Which is not application software?

a) Windows NT
b) Page Maker
c) WinWord XP
d) Photoshop

Answer : a

 

Q28.Running multiple programs at the same time is called:

a) Multitasking
b) Foreground tasking
c) Single tasking
d) Symmetric

Answer : a

 

Q29. What is Dr. Watson?

a) IT Expert
b) Diagnosis tool
c) Surgeon
d) None

Answer : b

 

Q30. The ……. contains commands associated with the My Computer window

a) Standard menu
b) Start menu
c) System menu
d) None of the above

Answer : c

 

Q31. The ……. contains commands associated with the My Computer window

a) Standard menu
b) Start menu
c) System menu
d) None of the above

Answer : c

 

Q32.To install the new font in window XP

a)    Start -> setting -> control panel -> font
b)   Start -> setting -> control panel -> font -> install new font
c)     Start -> control panel -> font -> install new font
d) Start -> setting -> font

Answer : b

 

Q33. Which of the following operating system do you choose to implement a client-server network?

a) MS-DOS
b) Windows
c) Windows 98
d) Windows 2000

Answer : d

 

Q34. Which one is not an operating system?

a) P11
b) OS/2
c) Windows
d) Unix

Answer : a

 

Q35. The operating system creates … from the physical computer

a) Virtual space
b) Virtual computer
c) Virtual device
d) None

Answer : b

 

Q36. Which mode loads a minimal set of drivers when starting Windows?

a) Safe Mode
b) Normal Mode
c) VGA Mode.
d) Network Support Mode

Answer : a

 

Q37. A page fault occurs when

a) the Deadlock happens
b) the Segmentation starts
c) the page is found in the memory
d)   the page is not found in the memory

Answer : d

 

Q38. …. runs on a computer hardware and serves as a platform for other system to run on

a) Operating system
b) Application system
c) System software
d) All of above

Answer : a

 

Q39. The operating system is the most common type of …. Software

a) Communication
b) Application
c) System
d) Word processing software

Answer : c

 

Q.40 Suppose that a process is in ‘BLOCKED’ state waiting for some I/O service. When the service is completed, it goes to the

a) RUNNING state
b) READY state
c) SUSPENDED state
d) TERMINATED state

Answer : b

 

Q.41 Sector interleaving in disks is done by

a) the operating system
b) the disk manufacturer
c) the disk controller cord
d) none of the above

Answer : a

 

Q.42 Which of the following are real-time systems?

a) An on-line railway reservation system
b) A process control system
c) Aircraft control system
d) Both (B) and (C)

Answer : d

 

Q43.Windowing and graphics system implements the

a) Operating System
b) I/O Devices
c) Programmed I/O
d) I/O Modules

Answer : a

 

Q44. A Microsoft Windows is…..a(n)

a) Operating system
b) Graphic program
c) Word Processing
d) Database program

Answer : a

 

Q45. A system program that sets up an executable program in main memory ready for execution is

a) assembler
b) linker
c) loader
d) compiler

Answer : c

 

Q46. Fragmentation of the file system

a)    occurs only if the file system is used improperly
b) can always be prevented
c)   can be temporarily removed by compaction
d)    is a characteristic of all file systems

Answer : c

 

Q47. Paging is implemented in

a) Operating System
b) Hardware
c) Software
d) All of them

Answer : b

 

Q48. ………. software creates a mirror images of the entire hard disk, including the operating system, application files, and data.

a) Operating system
b) Backup software
c) Utility programs
d) Driver imaging
e) None of these

Answer : b

 

Q49. A mistake in a algorithm that causes incorrect results is called a ………….

a) logical error
b) syntax error
c) procedural error
d) compiler error

Answer : a

 

Q50. When data changes in multiple lists and all lists are not updated .this causes

a) data redundancy
b) information overload
c) duplicate data
d) data inconsistency
e) data repetition

Answer : d

 

Q51. What is the process of copying software programs from secondary storage media to the hard disk called ?

a) configuration
b) download
c) storage
d) upload
e) installation

Answer : e

 

Q52. Which process cheeks to ensure the components of the computer are operating and connected properly ?

a) Booting
b) Saving
c) Editing
d) Processing
e) Strarting

Answer : a

 

Q53. An error in a computer program

a) Crash
b) Power failure
c) bug
d) Virus
e) Fatal error

Answer : c

 

Q54. The software that allows users to surf the Internet is called a/an .

a) Search engine
b) Internet service provider (ISP)
c) Multimedia application
d) Browser
e) Internet Surfing provider

Answer : d

 

Q55. The issues that deal with the collection and use of data about individuals is

a) access
b) publicity
c) accuracy
d) property
e) privacy

Answer : e

 

Q56. Unauthorized copying of software to be used for personal gain instead of for personal backups is called

a) program thievery
b) data snatching
c) software piracy
d) program looting
e) data looting

Answer : c

 

Q57. What is an embedded system ?

a)    A program that comes wrapped in a box
b)    A program that is permanently part of a computer
c) A computer that is part of a larger computer
d)   A computer and software system that controls a machine or appliance
e) None of these

Answer : d

 

Q58. The __________ controls a client computer’s resources .

a) application program
b) instruction set
c) operating system
d) server application
e) compiler

Answer : c

 

Q59. Every computer has a(n) _____many also have ______.

a)operating system a client system
b) operating system instruction sets
c)application programs an operating system
d)application  programs ; a client system
e)operating system, application programs

Answer : e

 

Q60. Who invented Linux?

a) J.presper Eckert and John W. Mauchly
b) Dennis M. Ritchine
c) Seymour Papert
d) Torvalds
e) None of these

Answer : a

 

Q61. Which of the following is the reason for computer failure?

a) Disk failure
b) Power failure
c) Wrong programming
d) CD Failure
e) None of these

Answer : c

 

Q62. A ____________ is a computer attached to the Internet that runs special web server software and can send web pages out to other computers over the Internet –

a)Web Client
b)Web System
c)Web page
d)Web Server
e)None of these

Answer :  a

 

Q63. The human-readable version of a program is called-

a) source code
b) program code
c) human code
d) system code
e) None of these

Answer : b

 

Q64. A (n) __ converts and executes one statement at a time.

a) compiler
b) interpreter
c) converter
d) instructions
e) None of these

Answer : b

 

Q65. _____ this is the act of copying or downloading a program from a network and making multiple copies of it.

a) Network piracy
b) Plagiarism
c) Site – license piracy
d) Software piracy
e) None of these

Answer :  d

 

Q66. Which is the best definition of a software package?

a) An add-on for your computer such as additional memory
b) A set of computer programs used for a certain function such as word  processing
c) A protection you can buy for a computer
d) The box, manual and license agreement that accompany commercial software.
e) None of these

Answer :  b

 

Q67. When installing –the user must copy and usually decompress program files from a CD-ROM or other medium to the hard-disk.

a) programming software
b) system hardware
c) applications hardware
d) application software

Answer : d

 

Q68. programs designed specifically to address general purpose applications and special purpose application are called…

a) Operating system
b) System software
c) Application software
d) Management

Answer : c

 

Q69. a series of instructions that tells a computer what to do and how to do it is called a …..

a) Program
b) Command
c) User response
d) Processor

Answer : a

 

Q70. programs or a set of electronic instructions that tell a computer what to do ……

a) Menu
b) Monitor
c) Hardware
d) Software

Answer : d

 

Q71. ……. Is when the computer is turned on and the operating system is loading.

a) Booting
b) Flashing
c) Tracking
d) Taping

Answer : a

 

Q72. …..is a set of computer programs that runs or controls computer hardware and acts as an interface ithe application programs and users.

a) object code
b) a compiler
c) an operating system
d) the CPU

Answer : c

 

Q73. IT stands for ……………..

a) Information technology
b) intelligent technology
c) intelligent technology
d) interesting technology

Answer : a

 

Q74. A computer cannot “boot” if it does not have the………………

a) Compiler
b) Loader
c) Operating system
d) Assembler

Answer : c

 

Q75. If there are multiple recycle bin for a hard disk

a)   You can set different size for each recycle bin
b)    You can choose which recycle bin to use to store your deleted files
c)     You can make any one of them default recycle bin
d) None of above

Answer : a

 

Q76. Identify false statement

a)    You can find deleted files in recycle bin
b)    You can restore any files in recycle bin if you ever need
c)   You can increase free space of disk by sending files in recycle bin
d)    You can right click and choose Empty Recycle Bin to clean it at once

Answer : c

 

Q77. If the displayed system time and date is wrong, you can reset it using

a) Write
b) Calendar
c) Write file
d) Control panel

Answer : d

 

Q78. You should save your computer from?

a) Viruses
b) Time bombs
c) Worms
d) All of the above

Answer : d

Q79. A(n) ………. program is one that is ready to run and does not need to be altered in any way.

a) interpreter
b) high-level
c) compiler
d) COBOL
e) Executable

Answer : e

 

Q80. Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing?

a) ALU
b) Control unit
c) Disk unit
d) Modem
e) None of these

Answer : a

 

Q81. Which of the following is an example of a real time operating system?

a) Lynx
b) MS DOS
c) Windows XP
d) Process Control

Answer : d

Q82.Which of the following operating system does not implement the multitasking truly?

a) Windows 98
b) Windows NT
c) Windows XP
d) MS DOS

Answer : d

 

Q83.Which of the following windows version support 64 bit processor?

a) Windows 98
b) Windows 2000
c) Windows XP
d) Windows 95

Answer : c

 

Q84. Computer software can be defined as –

a)  the computer and its associated equipment
b) the instructions that tell the computer what to do
c) computer components that act to accomplish a goal
d) an interface between the computer and the network
e) the interaction between the computer and its database

Answer : b

 

Q85.Which of the following operating system do you choose to implement a client server network?

a) MS DOS
b) Windows
c) Windows 98
d) Windows 2000

Answer : d

 

Q86.Which of the following Operating systems is better for implementing a Client-Server network

a) MS DOS
b) Windows 95
c) Windows 98
d) Windows 2000

Answer : d

 

Q87.Which of the following Windows do not have Start button

a) Windows Vista
b) Windows 7
c) Windows 8
d) None of above

Answer : c

 

Q88.Which is the latest version of MS Windows?

a) Windows 2007
b) Windows 8.1
c) Windows 2008
d) Windows 10

Answer : d

 

Q89.Which operating system doesn’t support networking between computers?

a) Windows 3.1
b) Windows 95
c) Windows 2000
d) Windows NT

Answer : a

 

Q90.Which operating system can you give smallest file name?

a) Ps/2
b) Dos
c) Windows
d) Windows NT

Answer : b

 

Q91.Which one is not operating system?

a) P11
b) OS/2
c) Windows
d) Unix

Answer : a

 

Q92.Which of the following is not a multitasking operating system?

a) Windows
b) Linux
c) Win NT
d) DOS

Answer : d

 

Q93.You should choose Sleep option when

a)    The computer is tired after working for the whole day
b)   You are leaving for a very short time and want to resume you work shortly
c)     When computer gets hanged frequently. Let it sleep for some time
d)    You finish working and going to bed

Answer : b

 

Q94.The ….. displays the name of every computer user on the computer

a) Wish list screen
b) Command screen
c) Welcome screen
d) None of the above

Answer : c

 

Q95.The category of software most appropriate for controlling the design and layout of complex document like newsletters and brochure is:

a) Word processing
b) Computer aided design
c) Web page authoring
d) Desktop publishing

Answer : a

 

Q96.Which one is not a system tool?

a) Backup
b) Disk defragment
c) Virus scanning
d) All of the above

Answer : c

 

Q97.Which of the following does not support more than one program at a time?

a) DOS
b) Linux
c) Windows
d) Unix

Answer : a

 

Q98.The operating system creates _____ from the physical computer

a) Virtual space
b) Virtual computers
c) Virtual device
d) None

Answer : b

 

Q99.Which menu bar selection would you access to open file?

a) Option
b) Help
c) View
d) None of above

Answer : d

 

Q100.Which mode loads minimal set of drivers when starting Windows?

a) Safe Mode
b) Normal Mode
c) VGA Mode
d) Network Support Mode

Answer : a

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