Understanding Operating Systems Quiz

Which of the following best defines an Operating System (OS)?

• A device used to store data

• Software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programmes

• A type of computer virus

• A programming language

Which was one of the earliest operating systems developed for computers?

• Windows 10

• MS-DOS

• UNIX

• ENIAC’s Executive

What is one of the main purposes of an operating system?

• To increase the weight of the computer

• To manage the computer’s memory and processes

• To design computer hardware

• To print documents

Which of the following is NOT a function of memory management in an OS?

• Allocating memory to processes

• Protecting memory space of each process

• Formatting the hard drive

• Swapping data between RAM and storage

Which of these is a process management task performed by an OS?

• Scheduling processes

• Designing the CPU

• Manufacturing RAM

• Installing software updates

Which of the following operating systems is most commonly used on personal computers today?

• MS-DOS

• Windows 11

• UNIX System V

• AmigaOS

Which operating system is most widely used on smartphones globally?

• Linux Mint

• Android

• Windows Phone

• macOS

Who developed the original UNIX operating system?

• Microsoft

• Bell Labs (Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie)

• Apple

• IBM

Which of the following statements about MS-DOS is correct?

• It is a graphical operating system

• It was widely used before Windows became popular

• It was developed by Apple

• It is based on UNIX

Who is credited with creating the Linux kernel?

• Steve Jobs

• Linus Torvalds

• Bill Gates

• Tim Berners-Lee