Operating Systems Quiz

This type of operating system deals with one person at a time who is running just one application at a time.

• Multi user, single application

• Single user, single application

• Single user, multi tasking

• Multi user, multi tasking

Which of these systems is more likely to be fully automatic rather than interactive?

• Real time system

• Transaction processing

• Batch processing

The computers in a bank are likely to make use of a … operating system.

• Multi user, single task

• Single user multi task

• single user, single task

• Multi user, multi task

This is the type of operating system that would be found on a large mainframe computer.

• Multi user, multi tasking

• Multi user, networking

• Multi user, single tasking

• Multi user, multi applications

This type of operating system enables you to access and use applications and files via the internet.

• Network operating system

• Real time operating system

• Online operating system

• Single user operating system

Which would be the most appropriate for time critical systems such as traffic lights, aircraft control, etc

• Real time system

• Transaction processing

• Batch processing

• Network operating system

This is the type of operating system normally found on most home computers

• Multi user, multi tasking

• Single user, single application

• Network operating system

• Single user, multi tasking

Windows 8, Windows 10, Linux and Mac OS are examples of … operating systems.

• Single user, multi tasking

• Single user, single application

• Multi user, multi applications

Which would be the most appropriate system for processing electricity bills overnight?

• Real time system

• Transaction processing

• Batch processing

• Online processing

This is the type of operating system found on mobile phones which allow you to run only one application at a time.

• Multi user, single application

• Single operating, single application

• Single user, single application

• Mobile phone single application