Quiz-1 (Introduction to Operating System)

1.      What is an operating system?

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       A. A collection of hardware components

•      B. A software that manages computer resources and provides services to applications

•      C. A graphical user interface (GUI) for interacting with a computer

•      D. A network of interconnected computers

2. Which of the following is NOT an example of an operating system?

•     A. Windows

     

• B. MacOS

    

•   C. Linux

     

• D. Microsoft Office

3. Embedded computers typically run on a ____ operating system?

• A)    real-time

• B)    Windows XP

• C)    network

     

• D) clustered

4. What does the term “Multi-tasking” refer to in the context of Operating System?

•     A) Upgrading the computer’s hardware components

    

•   B) Running multiple applications simultaneously

     

• C) Managing multiple hard drives in a computer

     

• D) Connecting multiple computers in a network

5.  “BIOS” stands for:

•     A) Backup Integrated Operating System

     

• B) Basic Integrated Operating System

     

• C) Binary Input/Output System

•     D) Basic Input/Output System

What is the process termination?

•     A) The process of creating a new process

     

• B) The process of a process completing its execution

     

• C) The process of moving a process from main memory to disk

     

• D) The process of suspending a process temporarily

What is a system call in an operating system?

•     A) A call made by a user-level application to request a specific service from the operating 

           system.

   

•    B) A call made by the operating system to request additional resources from the hardware.

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•     C) A call made by a device driver to communicate with other devices in the system.

   

•    D) A call made by the CPU to execute privileged instructions

Logical extension of multiprogramming of operating system is

• a)      batch system

• b)     multi tasking

• c)      multi processor

• d)     both a and b

 

9) Multiprogramming of computer system increases

• a)          memory

• b)         storage

• c)          CPU utilization

• d)         cost

 

10) Multi processing systems of computer system are of

• a)          2types

• b)         3types

• c)          4types

• d)         5types