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WorksheetsOperating Systems
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following operating systems can you freely modify if you choose?
a)
OS X
b)
iOS
c)
BlackBerry
d)
Linux
2.
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
3.
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
4.
________________programs that control or maintain the operations of the computer and its devices.
a)
Software
b)
System Software
c)
Application software
d)
Utility program
5.
_________________are programs that designed to help users to be more productive with their personal tasks.
a)
Software
b)
System Software
c)
Application software
d)
Utility program
6.
Function of system software is to serve as the _________ between the user, the application software, and the computer’s hardware
a)
interface
b)
program
c)
application
d)
server
7.
There are three(3) types of system software
a)
True
b)
False
8.
_____________is a type of system software allows that allow a user to perform maintenance-type tasks
a)
Operating system
b)
System Software
c)
Application software
d)
Utility program
9.
The picture shows a type of user interface as a function of operating system
a)
Command line
b)
Graphical user interface
10.
The picture shows a type of user interface as a function of operating system
a)
Command Line
b)
Graphical user interface
11.
Allocating time on the processor to individual processes is known as...
a)
CPU Scheduling
b)
CPU Timing
c)
CPU Clocking
d)
CPU Sorting
12.
What is defragmentation?
a)
Rearranging files to occupy contiguous space.
b)
Speeding up processing.
c)
Rearranging the RAM.
d)
Rearranging processes queued for processing.
13.
When the OS creates temporary RAM on the Hard Drive it is known as...
a)
Virtual Memory
b)
Cache
c)
Registering
d)
Defragmenting
14.
A message sent by the OS to change the CPU schedule is known as...
a)
Interrupt
b)
Poll
c)
Cache
d)
Defrag
15.
Keeping track of the location of processes in memory and allocating space to new processes is known as...
a)
Memory Management
b)
Process Management
c)
Memory Scheduling
d)
Process Scheduling
16.
What happens when RAM is full?
a)
The computer crashes
b)
Virtual Memory is used
c)
An interrupt is raised
d)
The computer explodes
17.
The term OS is short for?
a)
Apple
b)
Operating Software
c)
Operating System
d)
Overload System
18.
Processor scheduling is one of the functions managed by the OS. Which one is a scheduling method used by the scheduler
a)
Round To It
b)
Round Table
c)
Round Robin
19.
The purpose of the GUI is to
a)
hide the complexities of the machine from the user
b)
Guide the user
c)
to make the screen look nice
20.
A computer can function without an operating system
a)
True
b)
False
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