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This set of Operating System (OS) Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Operating System Set 2

Q1 | Which of the following is not a multitasking operating system?
  • windows
  • linux
  • win nt
  • dos
Q2 | You should choose Sleep option when
  • the computer is tired after working for the whole day
  • you are leaving for a very short time and want to resume you work shortly
  • whencomputer gets hanged frequently. let it sleep for some time
  • you finish working and going to bed
Q3 | The .... displays the name of every computer user on the computer
  • wish list screen
  • command screen
  • welcome screen
  • none of the above
Q4 | The category of software most appropriate for controlling the design and layout of complex document like newsletters and brochure is:
  • word processing
  • computer aided design
  • web page authoring
  • desktop publishing
Q5 | Which one is not a system tool?
  • backup
  • disk defragment
  • virus scanning
  • all of the above
Q6 | The memory which allocates space for DOS and application is called
  • expanded memory
  • cache memory
  • virtual memory
  • conventional memory
Q7 | The operating system creates ... from the physical computer
  • virtual space
  • virtual computer
  • virtual device
  • none
Q8 | The operating system creates _____ from the physical computer
  • virtual space
  • virtual computers
  • virtual device
  • none
Q9 | Which menu bar selection would you access to openfile?
  • option
  • help
  • view
  • none of above
Q10 | Which mode loadsminimal set of drivers when starting Windows?
  • safe mode
  • normal mode
  • vga mode
  • network support mode
Q11 | Which of the following are loaded in safe mode?
  • keyboard driver
  • mouse driver
  • vga drive
  • all of above
Q12 | A .... is a named location on a disk where files are stored
  • folder
  • pod
  • version
  • none of the above
Q13 | Which command is used to see the version of operating system?
  • vol
  • version
  • ver
  • none of the above
Q14 | Which type of command requires additional files to perform specific operations?
  • internal commands
  • external commands
  • valuable commands
  • primary commands
Q15 | Which of the following is system software?
  • operating system
  • compiler
  • utilities
  • all of the above
Q16 | A user-interface that is easy to use is considered to be
  • user-happy
  • user-simple
  • user-friendly
  • none of the above
Q17 | A ....is a flash memory storage device that plugins into a USB port
  • usb snapdrive
  • usb flashdrive
  • usb memory makerdrive
  • none of above
Q18 | The ....is the drive containing the files to be copied
  • source drive
  • destination drive
  • usb drive
  • none of the above
Q19 | The number of character contained in primary name (DOS)?
  • up to 8 characters
  • 3 characters
  • up to 10 characters
  • none of the above
Q20 | Which one of the following is not a multitasking operating system?
  • dos
  • windows
  • unix
  • linux
Q21 | The most recent version of MAC OS is based on the ... operating system
  • windows
  • linux
  • unix
  • cmos
Q22 | The ...operating system was initially created in the early 1970s at AT and T's Bell Labs
  • linux
  • dos
  • unix
  • gnu
Q23 | Which command is used to undelete a bunch of files withextension .doc that you have just deleted?
  • undelete
  • undelete/all
  • undelete *.doc
  • all of above
Q24 | Which command is used to display the contents of the text file of DOS?
  • copy con
  • copy
  • type
  • dir
Q25 | In Windows,start button is used to
  • run applications
  • device setting
  • turn off the system
  • all of above