Which of the following is NOT related to process management?

Giving a fair share of CPU time to processes

Making sure CPU is used efficiently

Which of the following user interface is used on bank ATM machines?

None. It does not have an interface.

Organize these options into the right categories of translators:

Translate a high-level source code into machine code.

It produces an executable file which is independent from the source code.

It is used when the development phases of software are complete and it is ready to be released.

It translates the whole source code at once.

It executes a high-level language program, one statement at a time.

It is usually used through the phases of developing and testing of software.

The presence of the source code is necessary as the translator depends on it.

Makes debugging and error finding easier and faster.

It translates a low-level assembly language to machine code.

Usually one low-level language statementment is translated into one machine code line.

Integrated Development Environment

What is meant by the term 'buffer'?

an area in memory that temporarily holds data for a hardware/software

part of RAM which is used to store the OS in use

What is the function of a printer driver?

software that communicate with the OS and translates data for the printer

area of memory that holds data waiting to be printed out

a program that opens pdf file for the printer

the firmware that makes the printer work properly.

Which of the following is a task carried out by the OS?

allocating memory to competing applications on a computer system

preventing unauthorised access to the computer system

handling the https requests from a website

booting up the computer motherboard when the computer is powered up

Which of the following describes the main purpose of GUI?

A GUI interface makes it much easier to use the computer

Allows the user to directly carry out very complex tasks on a computer

The apps run faster in a GUI environment

It's a type of app that allows the user to create drawings and images on the screen

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

The BIOS settings are stored in ROM so they cannot be altered at any time by the user.

Any device plugged into the USB port of a computer must have a unique serial number.

Interrupts from software always have a higher priority for the CPU than hardware.

User accounts allow users to share their resources, such as printers.

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Interpreters are mainly used at the release phase of software.

Security management is part of the Operating System.

Logical errors include errors such as division by zero.

Printers use interrupts when they need more data to be sent to them for printing.

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FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

OS stands for

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

OS is considered a ___________ software.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT considered a type of user interface?

Menu-driven

command line

drop-down box

graphical

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The one feature of OS which allows users to communicate with the computer is _______.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

One responsibility of OS is to protect users and their data. What is this feature called?

Protection

Encryption

Security

Compression

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 3 pts

Which of the following are to do with memory management?

Allocating memory to applications

Reading files from storage

Preventing application from intervening with other applications

Virtual memory handling

Writing files on HDD/SSD

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 sec • 1 pt

OS is responsible for hardware communication.

TRUE

FALSE

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IGCSE-OS & LOGIC Practice Quiz

OS stands for

OS is considered a ___________ software.

Which of the following is NOT considered a type of user interface?

The one feature of OS which allows users to communicate with the computer is _______.

One responsibility of OS is to protect users and their data. What is this feature called?

Which of the following are to do with memory management?

OS is responsible for hardware communication.

Which of the following is NOT related to process management?

The software that OS uses to communicate with hardware devices is _______.

What is the name of the core part of the OS?

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