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Operating Systems Quiz Y 2024

Authored by Delphine Williams-Young

Computers

9th - 12th Grade

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Operating Systems Quiz Y 2024
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the general name given to all the programs or set of instructions that computers use to perform different tasks?

Middleware

Hardware

Software

Firmware

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is not a type of system software?

Utility Programs

Application Software

Web Browsers

Operating System

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first thing a computer has to do when it is turned on?

Load application software

Run a utility program

Start up a special program called an operating system

Check for hardware errors

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of processing involves grouping data together and processing it at a certain time, such as weekly or monthly?

Interactive processing

Online processing

Real-time processing

Batch processing

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main part of the operating system that loads into main memory during booting and remains there for the entire duration of the computer session?

Kernel

Process Manager

File Manager

Scheduler

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of operating system is used for systems/applications that are not time critical?

Real-time OS

Multipurpose OS

Dedicated OS

Batch OS

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the process of reducing the fragmentation of files on a computer called?

Memory optimization

Disk cleanup

File defragmentation

File compression

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