Operating System Set 4
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This set of Operating System (OS) Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Operating System Set 4
Q1 | Which runs on computer hardware and serve as platform for other software to run on?
- operating system
- application software
- system software
- all
Q2 | ... is the program run on a computer when the computer boots up
- system software
- operating system
- system operations
- none
Q3 | Which is the first program run on a computer when the computer boots up?
- system software
- operating system
- system operations
- none
Q4 | The ....contains commands associated with the My Computer window
- standard menu
- start menu
- system menu
- none of the above
Q5 | .... is the layer of a computer system between the hardware and the user program
- operating environment
- operating system
- system environment
- none of these
Q6 | Which is the layer of a computer system between the hardware and the user program
- operating environment
- operating system
- system environment
- none
Q7 | 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
- bootstrap
- power on self test (post)
- system configuration
- kernel loading
Q8 | The operating system is the most common type of .... Software
- communication
- application
- system
- word processing software
Q9 | Which of the following is/are external commands?
- edit
- label
- sys
- all of above
Q10 | Which is not an external command?
- edit
- xcopy
- sys
- none of the above
Q11 | Which of the following is not essential to shut down your computer?
- save all opened files
- close all running applications
- switch off monitor
- cut off the power supply
Q12 | What is Dr. Watson?
- it expert
- diagnosis tool
- surgeon
- none
Q13 | The command allows you to create logical drive
- sort
- path
- subst
- batch
Q14 | The command used to create logical drive for specific location of disk
- fdisk
- format
- subst
- all of the above
Q15 | You can move a window to a different position on your screen by dragging it by its
- move handle
- tail
- status bar
- title bar
Q16 | 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
- menu bar
- tool bar
- status bar
- task bar
Q17 | Which components appear in the initial windows start up display?
- dialog box
- task bar
- start menu
- all of the above
Q18 | Taskbar is used for
- navigation program
- switching between program
- start a program
- all of above
Q19 | To install the new font
- start -> setting -> control panel -> font
- start -> setting -> control panel -> font -> install new font
- start -> control panel -> font -> install new font
- start -> setting -> font
Q20 | When a peripheral device needs immediate attention from the operating system, it generatesa(n)
- interrupt
- spool
- stack
- page file
Q21 | Underlined text, such as text and folder names is referred to as
- hyperlink
- menu
- source drive
- none of these
Q22 | Which of the following is suitable after you install new drivers?
- shut down
- restart
- sleep
- hibernate
Q23 | Windows displays various options to shutdown. Which is suitable at the end ofday?
- shut down
- restart
- sleep
- hibernate
Q24 | If a process fails, most operating system write the error information to a
- log file
- another running process
- new file
- none of the mentioned
Q25 | Brain of computer is
- control unit
- arithmetic and logic unit
- central processing unit
- memory