Operating System manages

• Hardware

• Software

• Both hardware and software

• None

The section which contain the core of the operating system is named as

• Processor

• Program

• Memory

• Kernel

Two main types of software are,

• Application Software and System Software

• Application Software and Programming Languages

• System Software and Office Packages

• System software and Programming Languages

Operating system is a /an

• application software

• system software

• programming language

• none of theses

Computers in 1940s

• had an operating system.

• did not have any OS.

• had complex application software.

• none of these.

Concept of multiprogramming was introduced in

• 1940s

• 1950s

• 1960s

• 1970s

Significant feature of OSes in 1970s was

• Used punched cards for entering instructions.

• Capability of connecting to a network.

• Used Assembly language

• Running one job at a time.

Hardware performance of computers increased exponentially in

• 1990s

• 1980s

• 1970s

• 1960s

Middleware supports

• processor and the memory

• memory and the cache memory

• connection between web server and the database.

• processor and the hardware

Select the incorrect statement.

• Operating systems are resource managers.

• An operating system is software that enables applications to interact with a

  computer's hardware

• Users are aware of the process happening between hardware and applications.

• Operating systems are available in devices ranging from mobile phones, PDAs, personal computers and mainframes.