WorksheetsOperating Systems and Computer Architecture
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who developed the idea of a stored program computer and modern computer architecture?
a)
John Von Neumann
b)
Bill Gates
c)
Steve Jobs
d)
Tim Berners-Lee
2.
The idea developed in 1945 by Von Neumann of a computer holding both programs and the data used by the programs in memory is called the..?
a)
Stored Program Concept
b)
Memory Program System
c)
Stored Memory Concept
d)
Stored Memory Program
3.
What connects the processor and memory?
a)
Buses
b)
Cache
c)
NIC
d)
Control Unit
4.
What are the 3 parts of the Von Neumann computer architecture?
a)
Processor (CU & ALU), Memory Unit & Input/Output
b)
Processor, RAM & ROM
c)
Processor, RAM & Hard Disk
d)
Memory (CU & ALU), Hard Disk & Input/Output
5.
What are the two main parts of the processor?
a)
Control Unit & Arithmetic Logic Unit
b)
RAM & ROM
c)
RAM & Cache
d)
Control Unit & Cache
6.
Which of these is not a bus within the computer?
a)
I/O Bus
b)
Address Bus
c)
Data Bus
d)
Control
7.
The MDR, MAR, PC & CIR are all examples of..?
a)
Registers
b)
Addresses
c)
Buses
d)
Control Units
8.
Which of the following is not a register?
a)
CU
b)
MAR
c)
MDR
d)
PC
9.
The full name for the RAM used in modern computers is SDRAM, what does the SD stand for?
a)
Synchronous Dynamic
b)
Synchronous Data
c)
Secure Digital
d)
Synchronous Digital
10.
Which if the following is not a function of an operating system?
a)
interface between the user and the machine
b)
coordinate software applications
c)
coordinate hardware components
d)
monitor system health
11.
Which of the following operating systems can you freely modify if you choose?
a)
OS X
b)
iOS
c)
BlackBerry
d)
Linux
12.
Peter, a friend of yours, has a piece of software that was written for Mac OS X. Which of the following OSs will that software run on?
a)
Mac OS X only
b)
Mac OS X and Linux
c)
Mac OS X and Chrome OS
d)
Mac OS X, Linux, and Chrome OS
13.
Your friend Michel just purchased a Chromebook and wants to know where his files are stored. What do you tell him?
a)
On the hard drive
b)
In the system RAM
c)
In the cloud
d)
Chromebooks do not store files
14.
You just deleted a shortcut to an important work presentation. What happened to the data in the presentation?
a)
Nothing
b)
It's in the Recycle Bin/Trash
c)
It's deleted
d)
It's in the recovery partition
15.
You just deleted a shortcut to an important work presentation. What happened to the data in the presentation?
a)
Nothing
b)
It's in the Recycle Bin/Trash
c)
It's deleted
d)
It's in the recovery partition
16.
With which of the following file systems can you not rename a file when it's open?
a)
ext3
b)
ext4
c)
XFS
d)
NTFS
17.
You are going to purchase a new iPhone. Which operating system will be instead on it?
a)
iOS
b)
OS X
c)
iPhone OS
d)
ion know
18.
From the hard drive's perspective, moving a file is a analogous to which of the following actions?
a)
Copy and paste
b)
Cut and paste
c)
Delete and paste
d)
Renaming
19.
Fred, a co-worker, heard about new software called Lollipop. Which operating system is the referring to?
a)
iOS
b)
OS X
c)
Android
d)
Chrome OS
20.
On which OS would you use the Ctrl+Window Switcher key to create a screen capture?
a)
Windows
b)
Linux
c)
Mac OS X
d)
Chrome OS
21.
Linux us defined as a __________, which is also the core of an operating system.
a)
Distribution
b)
Version
c)
Kernel
d)
Shell
22.
What are the utilities is an OS called that enable programs such as a screen reader?
a)
Accessibility options
b)
Reading options
c)
User options
d)
User account settings
23.
You just copied a file from the Work directory to the Projects directory on your Windows PC. What happened to the file on the hard drive?
a)
Nothing
b)
The file was removed from the Work directory and placed in the Projects directory
c)
The file was not moved, but a new pointer record was created associating the file with the Project's directory
d)
The file was copied to a new location on the hard drive and was associated with the Project's directory
24.
The combination of Linux-based files that gets released as a product is called what?
a)
Distribution
b)
Version
c)
Kernel
d)
Source
25.
Which of the following file systems does not have a built-in security?
a)
ext3
b)
ext4
c)
FAT
d)
HFS
26.
You need to prepare a brand-new replacement hard drive for storage. What is the first step needed to get it ready?
a)
Format the drive
b)
Install an OS
c)
Install a file system
d)
Create a partition
27.
Which of the following is not a way to open the Start menu on a Windows-based computer?
a)
Ctrl+S
b)
Ctrl+Esc
c)
Click the Start button
d)
Press the Start key on the keyboard
28.
Which of the following would not be considered metadata for a spreadsheet file?
a)
Read-only attribute
b)
Calculation inside the file
c)
Name of the file
d)
Full size
29.
Which of the following OSs use the NT kernel
a)
Windows 7
b)
Windows 3.11
c)
Mac OS X
d)
Chrome OS
30.
What operating system is this a symbol of?
a)
Mac OS X
b)
Linux
c)
Windows
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