Midterm Examination

1.      It lets you use your mouse to click icons, buttons, and menus, and everything is clearly displayed on the screen using a combination of graphics and text.

• a. Graphical user interface

• b. Input device

• c. Hardware

• d. BIOS

• e. None of the above

2. 2. It defines the ways in which the system resources are used to solve the computing problems of the users.

• a. operating system

• b. hardware

• c. application program

• d. kernel

• e. interface

3. 3. It refers to the people, machines, and other computers that utilize computer systems.

• a. Kernel

• b. Operating system

• c. Graphical user interface

• d. Hardware

• e. None of the above

4. 4. It provides basic computing resources such as CPU, memory, and I/O devices.

• a. Operating system

• b. Hardware

• c. Users

• d. Application Program

• e. Interface

5. 5. This is the function of the operating system where it provides an interface for storage devices and manages how data is stored on those devices. It sends a message when the disk is full or there is some other problem with writing data to the disk.

• a. Protection and security

• b. Provides and manages system security

• c. Provides system interface

• d. Manages and interacts with computer hardware

• e. None of the above

6.                       is a family of open-source operating systems which means they can be modified and distributed by anyone around the world.

• a.      Windows 10

• b.      macOS

• c.      iOS

• d.      Linux

• e.      None of the above

7.      It manages the computer’s memory and processes, as well as all of its software and

hardware.

• a.      Kernel

• b.      BIOS

• c.      Operating system

• d.      Application program

• e.      None of the above

8.                                                         provides a convenient and user-friendly

environment in which a computer user may easily develop and execute programs.

• a.      Kernel

• b.      BIOS

• c.      Operating system

• d.      Application program

• e.      None of the above

9.      CLI stands for:

• a.      Computer Line Interface

• b.      Command Line Interface

• c.      Command Linux Interchange

• d.      Command Life Interface

• e.      None of the above

10.      It controls and coordinates the use of the hardware among various applications and users.

• a.      Users

• b.      Application program

• c.      Operating system

• d.      Interface

• e.      Hardware